North 24 Parganas district

North 24 Parganas is a district of,. This district is also written as 24 Parganas(North). The administrative center of this district is.

Geography
The district lies within the - delta. The river flows along the entire west border of the district. There are many over rivers, which include the Ichhamati, Yamuna, and Bidyadhari.

Location
Latitude: 23°15'North - 22°11' North Longitude: 89°5'East - 88°20' East

Land
Soil Status varies from sandy to clay loam

Ratio of land High:Medium:Low=17:44:39

Climate
The climate is tropical, like the rest of the Gangetic West Bengal. The hallmark is the Monsoon, which lasts from early June to mid September. The weather remains dry during the winter (mid November to mid February) and humid during summer.

Annual Rainfall 1,579mm(Normal)

Temperature 41°C in May(Max) and 10°C in January(Min)

Relative Humidity Between 50% in March & 90% in July

Economy
Mainly farming and service peopole, main city Barasat.

District Administration
District Magistrate and Collector -- Prabhat Kumar Mishra, IAS [Ph.No. 033-25523662 (off), 25523474 (Res), 25523535[fax)]                                                          Additional District Magistrate (G) -- Parwez Ahmed Siddiqui, IAS [Ph.No. 033-25523355 and 25842212 (fax)]


 * Sub-Divisions - 5
 * SDO- SC Ghosh, Ph.No. 9433043355,
 * SDO- Umapda Chatterjee Ph.NO. 09830038776,
 * SDO- Susanta Dutta ,Ph.No. 09434010170,
 * SDO-Bhudeb Biswas, Ph.No. 09434159425,
 * SDO-Tapas Chowdhary, Ph,No.-09433072314
 * Blocks 22
 * Panchayat Samities 22
 * Gram Panchayats 200
 * Mouzas 1,606
 * Municipalities 27
 * Non-Municipal Towns 33
 * Outgrowths 11
 * Cantonment Board 01
 * Police Stations 35
 * Inhabited villages 1,599

Municipalities

 * -Gopalpur
 * -Gopalpur
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 * -Gopalpur

Demographics

 * Population:89,30,295 (2001 census)
 * Male:46,35,262; Female:42,95,033
 * Area:4094 square km
 * Population Density:2181 per square km
 * Sex ratio: 927 females per 1000 males
 * Decadal Growth Rate 1991-200 : 22.64
 * Literacy rate(excluding 0-6 age group),in percentage:78.07
 * Male:83.92; Female:71.72

Education

 * Primary School 2353,799
 * Middle School 26163
 * High School 204560
 * Higher Secondary 15328
 * Degree College 237
 * Technical Schools & Colleges 116

Health facilities

 * District Hospital                10 with 2500 beds
 * Sub Divisional Hospital          14 with 1870 beds
 * state_name General Hospital           18 with 1870 beds
 * ESI Hospital                     01 with 200 beds
 * Rural Hospital                   07 with 228 beds
 * Block Primary Health Centre      15

Groundwater Arsenic Contamination situation in North 24 Parganas district.

North 24 Parganas is one of the nine (including Kolkata) severely arsenic affected district in West Bengal. On the basis of updated survey conducted by School of Environmental Studies (SOES), Jadavpur University, out of total 22 administrative blocks in 22, 21 and 16 blocks arsenic above 10 μg/L (WHO Recommended value of arsenic in drinking water), 50 μg/L (Indian standard value of arsenic in drinking water) and 300 μg/L (the concentration predicting overt arsenical skin lesions) was noted respectively. The maximum arsenic contamination level found in this district is 2830μg/L in the Baduria block.