About North 24 Parganas

North 24 Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, India. North 24 Parganas extends in the [tropical zone] from latitude 22º11´6´´ north to 23º15´2´´ north and from longitude 88º20´ east to 89º5´ east. It is bordered to Nadia by north, to Bangladesh (Khulna Division) by north and east, to South 24 Parganas and Kolkata by south and to Kolkata, Howrah and Hoogly by west. Barasat is the district headquarters of Noth 24 Parganas.

North 24 Parganas is West Bengal’s most populous and most economically developed district. It is also the tenth largest district in the State by area and third most densely populated district (2,181/km² as of 2001 census).