Paltapara Palta | |
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Census Town | |
  Paltapara Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Paltapara Paltapara (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°48′30″N88°23′39″E / 22.8083°N 88.3943°E /22.8083; 88.3943 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,408 |
| • Density | 3,730/km2 (9,650/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743127 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barrackpore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Noapara |
| Website | north24parganas |
Paltapara (also known asPalta) is acensus town inBarrackpore I CD Block ofBarrackpore subdivision inNorth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Garshyamnagar,Noapara,Kaugachhi and Paltapara form an urban cluster east ofGarulia andNorth Barrackpur.Ichhapur Defence Estate lies on the west of North Barrackpur.[1]
96% of the population ofBarrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map) lives 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.[2]
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.
Noapara police station underBarrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction overGarulia andNorth Barrackpur municipal areas.[3][4]
Paltapara has a delivery branch post office, withPIN 743127 in the North Presidency Division of North 24 Parganas district in Calcutta region. Other post offices with the same PIN are Kowgachhi, Mulajore, Shyamnagar, Feeder Road, Gurdah, Mondalpara and Purbabidhyadharpur.[5]
As of 2011[update] Indiacensus, Paltapara had a population of 6,408; of this, 3,293 are male, 3,115 female.[6] It has an average literacy rate of 77.62%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.
As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Paltapara covered an area of 1.7191 km2. Amongst the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, the nearest middle school was available 2 km away at Handia, the nearest secondary and senior secondary schools were available 2 km away atIchhapur.[7]
Paltapara is besideKalyani Expressway.[8]
The nearest railway stations areShyamnagar railway station andIchhapur railway station on theSealdah-Ranaghat line.[9][8]
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected byarsenic contamination.[10]
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