district de North 24 Parganas

Key facts

Country

India

State

West Bengal

Division

Presidency

Headquarters

Barasat

Subdivisions

Bidhannagar , Barrackpore , Barasat Sadar , Bangaon , Basirhat

Cd blocks

Rajarhat , Barrackpore I , Barrackpore II , Barasat I , Barasat II , Amdanga , Deganga , Habra I , Habra II , Bagdah , Bangaon , Gaighata , Baduria , Swarupnagar , Basirhat I , Basirhat II , Haroa , Minakhan , Hasnabad , Sandeshkhali I , Sandeshkhali II , Hingalganj

Lok sabha constituencies

Bangaon , Barrackpore , Dum Dum , Barasat , Basirhat

Total

4,094 km (1,581 sq mi)

Density

2,445/km (6,332/sq mi)

Urban

5,732,162

Literacy

84.95 per cent