Barrackpore

Also known as Barrackpur

Barrackpore, also spelled as Barrackpur, is a city and a municipality in Kolkata of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Barrackpore subdivision. The city is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

Key facts

Settlement.other_name: Barrackpur
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: India West Bengal#India#Asia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in West Bengal, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Division
Settlement.subdivision_type3: City
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Presidency
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kolkata
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.governing_body: Barrackpore Municipality
Settlement.leader_title: Chairman
Settlement.leader_name: Uttam Das (TMC)
Settlement.leader_title1: MP
Settlement.leader_name1: Partha Bhowmick (TMC)
Settlement.leader_title2: MLA

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Encyclopedic overview

30 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Zoo
Barrackpore park
Geography
Background
Location
Police station
Post Offices
Climate
Demographics
Population
Languages
Kolkata Urban Agglomeration
Infrastructure
Transport
Road
WBTC Bus routes
Private Bus routes
Bus Routes without numbers
SBSTC Routes
Railways
Ferry
Air
Education
Healthcare
Notable people
See also
References
External links

==Etymology== The name Barrackpore may have originated from the English word barracks, as it was the site of the first cantonment of the British East India Company. Alternatively, the Ain-i-Akbari suggests that the name comes from "Barbakpur". Manasa Vijay, written by Bipradas Pipilai, refers to Talpukur (a place in Barrackpore) as "Charnak".

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