North Barakpur
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| State : | West Bengal | ||
| District : | Uttar 24 Pargana | ||
| Location : | 22 ° 47 ' N , 88 ° 22' E | ||
| Height : | 15 m | ||
| Residents : | 132,806 (2011) | ||
North Barakpur ( Bengali উত্তর ব্যারাকপুর , Uttar Byārākpur ) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal with around 132,000 inhabitants (2011 census). It is located in the Uttar 24 Pargana district and is part of the Kolkata agglomeration .
population
The increase in urban population is largely due to the immigration of families from rural areas.
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 100,606 | 123,668 | 132,806 |
North Barakpur has a gender ratio of 984 women per 1000 men, a male surplus that is common for India. The city had a literacy rate of 93.90% in 2011 (men: 95.87%, women: 91.91%). Literacy is thus far above the national average and that of West Bengal. Almost 94.9% of the population are Hindus , approx. 4.3% are Muslims , approx. 0.3% are Buddhists , approx. 0.2% each are Christians or Sikhs and approx. 0.2% did not adhere to any religion participated in or practiced other religions. 6.6% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
The city has two train stations that connect it to Kolkata and the rest of India.
Individual evidence
- ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF file; 151 kB)
- ↑ DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK NORTH TWENTY FOUR PARGANAS. Retrieved May 2, 2019 .
- ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
- ↑ North Barrackpore Municipality City Population Census 2011-2019 | West Bengal. Retrieved September 24, 2019 .