Kokapur | |
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Census Town | |
Coordinates: 22°45′15″N 88°26′34″E / 22.754176°N 88.442803°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | North 24 Parganas |
Area | |
• Total | 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,317 |
• Density | 4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
PIN | 700126 |
Telephone code | +91 33 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat |
Website |
north24parganas |
Kokapur is a census town in the Barasat I CD block of the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Kokapur is located at 22°45′15″N 88°26′34″E / 22.754176°N 88.442803°E.
Kokapur, Chak Barbaria, Barbaria, Berunanpukuria and Jagannathpur form a loose cluster of villages and census towns along State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road), close to Barasat. [1] [2]
Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block. [3]
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta. [4] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels. [5]54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas. [6]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
As of 2011 [update] India census, Kokapur had a population of 6,317; of this, 3,248 are male, 3,069 female. [7] It has an average literacy rate of 82.34%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.
As per District Census Handbook 2011, Kokapur covered an area of 1.4826 km2. It had 9 primary schools and 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school and senior secondary were 2 km away at Nilganj. The nearest degree college was 1 km away at Berunanpukuria. The nearest hospital was 8 km away, the nearest family welfare centre 5 km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare centre 5 km away, and the nearest maternity home 15 km away. [8]
State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road) passes through Kokapur. [2]
The nearest railway stations are Barasat Junction railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line and Barrackpore railway station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line. [9] [2] [10]
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [11]
Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook. [1]
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Kokapur | |
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Census Town | |
Coordinates: 22°45′15″N 88°26′34″E / 22.754176°N 88.442803°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | North 24 Parganas |
Area | |
• Total | 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,317 |
• Density | 4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
PIN | 700126 |
Telephone code | +91 33 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat |
Website |
north24parganas |
Kokapur is a census town in the Barasat I CD block of the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Kokapur is located at 22°45′15″N 88°26′34″E / 22.754176°N 88.442803°E.
Kokapur, Chak Barbaria, Barbaria, Berunanpukuria and Jagannathpur form a loose cluster of villages and census towns along State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road), close to Barasat. [1] [2]
Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block. [3]
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta. [4] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels. [5]54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas. [6]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
As of 2011 [update] India census, Kokapur had a population of 6,317; of this, 3,248 are male, 3,069 female. [7] It has an average literacy rate of 82.34%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.
As per District Census Handbook 2011, Kokapur covered an area of 1.4826 km2. It had 9 primary schools and 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school and senior secondary were 2 km away at Nilganj. The nearest degree college was 1 km away at Berunanpukuria. The nearest hospital was 8 km away, the nearest family welfare centre 5 km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare centre 5 km away, and the nearest maternity home 15 km away. [8]
State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road) passes through Kokapur. [2]
The nearest railway stations are Barasat Junction railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line and Barrackpore railway station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line. [9] [2] [10]
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [11]
Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook. [1]
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