Bijpur | |
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| Coordinates:22°56′52″N88°26′48″E / 22.9478°N 88.4467°E /22.9478; 88.4467 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Kanchrapara Municipality |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743134, 743145 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barrackpore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bijpur |
| Website | north24parganas |
Bijpur is a neighbourhood inKanchrapara ofNorth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is a part of the area covered byKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1][2]
Bijpur is located at22°56′N88°26′E / 22.93°N 88.43°E /22.93; 88.43.[3] It has an average elevation of 13 metres (43 feet).
96% of the population ofBarrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside) live in urban areas. In 2011, it had a density of population of 10,967 per km2 The subdivision has 16 municipalities and 24 census towns.[4]
For most of the cities/ towns information regarding density of population is available in the Infobox. Population data is not available for neighbourhoods. It is available for the entire municipal area and thereafter ward-wise.
All places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map.
Bijpur police station underBarrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction overKanchrapara andHalisahar Municipal areas.[5][6][7]
The following Municipalities, Census Towns and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part ofKolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census:Kanchrapara (M),Jetia (CT),Halisahar (M),Balibhara (CT),Naihati (M),Bhatpara (M),Kaugachhi (CT),Garshyamnagar (CT),Garulia (M),Ichhapur Defence Estate (CT),North Barrackpur (M),Barrackpur Cantonment (CB),Barrackpore (M),Jafarpur (CT),Ruiya (CT),Titagarh (M),Khardaha (M), Bandipur (CT),Panihati (M),Muragachha (CT)New Barrackpore (M),Chandpur (CT),Talbandha (CT),Patulia (CT),Kamarhati (M),Baranagar (M),South Dumdum (M),North Dumdum (M),Dum Dum (M),Noapara (CT), Babanpur (CT), Teghari (CT), Nanna (OG), Chakla (OG), Srotribati (OG) andPanpur (OG).[8]
Bhushan Steel, which had signed an agreement with West Bengal government for setting up a 2 million tonne integrated steel and power plant atSalanpur inBardhaman district, was to set up a cold rolled unit at Bijpur. Covering 100 acres (0.40 km2) of land this project was to have a capacity of five lakh tons. It was cleared by West Bengal government on 22 August 2007.[9][10] In 2012, Bhusan Steel put the Salanpur project on hold because of non-availability of land and other problems.[11]
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected byarsenic contamination. In Bijpur Kanchrapara, there are fewNursing Homes, Polyclinics andHospitals include Kanchrapara's Shibani Hospital and Halisahar's Naanna Hospital.[12]
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