Barrackpore
City in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barrackpore (also known as Barrackpur) is a city. It is in the West Bengal state of India. It is around 23 kilometres (14 mi) away from Kolkata . It is also a part of the zone covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. It is the headquarters of the Barrackpore subdivision.
Barrackpore
Barrackpur | |
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City | |
    From the top : Barrackpore railway station Mangal Pandey Park Barrackpore Trunk Road Race course Track Ground | |
  Barrackpore Location in West Bengal, India  Barrackpore Barrackpore (India)  Barrackpore Barrackpore (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 22.76°N 88.37°E | |
| Country | India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Barrackpore Municipality |
| • Chairman | Uttam Das, (AITC)[1] |
| • MP | Arjun Singh, (BJP) |
| • MLA | Shilbhadra Dutta, (BJP) |
| • Police Commissioner | Ajay Nanda, IPS |
| • Deputy Commissioner of Police | Ajay Kumar Thakur, IPS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.61 km2 (4.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 152,784 |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Barrakpurians |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[2][3] |
| • Additional official | English[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700120, 700121, 700122, 700123 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-23/WB-24 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barrackpore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Barrackpore |
| Police Jurisdiction | Barrackpore Police Commissionerate |
| Website | www |
The name Barrackpore may have originated from the English word barracks, because it was the site of the first garrison of the British East India Company. The Ain-i-Akbari suggests that the name comes from "Barbakpur". Manasa Vijay, written by Bipradas Pipilai, refers to Barrackpore as "Chanak".
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