Barrackpore

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.

Barrackpur
City
Barrackpore Railway Station Area - North 24 Parganas 2012-04-11 9671.JPG
Mangal Pandey Park - Barrackpore - North 24 Parganas 2012-04-11 9508.JPG
Barrackpore Trunk Road - Panihati - North 24 Parganas 2012-04-11 9471.JPG
Barrackpore Racecourse Railway Station Platform - Barrackpore Cantonment - North 24 Parganas 2012-10-21 1055.JPG
From the top :
Barrackpore railway station
Mangal Pandey Park
Barrackpore Trunk Road
Race course Track Ground
Coordinates: 22°46′N 88°22′E / 22.76°N 88.37°E / 22.76; 88.37Coordinates: 22°46′N 88°22′E / 22.76°N 88.37°E / 22.76; 88.37
CountryIndia
State..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png West Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
RegionGreater Kolkata
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyBarrackpore Municipality
 • ChairmanUttam Das, (AITC)[1]
 • MPArjun Singh, (BJP)
 • MLAShilbhadra Dutta, (BJP)
 • Police CommissionerAjay Nanda, IPS
 • Deputy Commissioner of PoliceAjay Kumar Thakur, IPS
Area
 • Total10.61 km2 (4.10 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total152,784
 • Density14,400/km2 (37,296/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[2][3]
 • Additional officialEnglish[3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700120, 700121, 700122, 700123
Vehicle registrationWB-23/WB-24
Lok Sabha constituencyBarrackpore
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBarrackpore
Police JurisdictionBarrackpore Police Commissionerate
Websitewww.barrackpore.gov.in
St Bartholomew's Cathedral, Barrackpore

Etymology

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".

Barrackpore Media

References

  1. Official District Administration site Archived 15 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

Other websites

  Media related to Barrackpore at Wikimedia Commons