Barrackpore

Barrackpore (also known as Barrackpur) is a city. It is in the West Bengal state of India. It is around 23 kilometres (14 mi) away from Kolkata . It is also a part of the zone covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. It is the headquarters of the Barrackpore subdivision.

St Bartholomew's Cathedral, Barrackpore

Barrackpore Barrackpur
City
From the top : Barrackpore railway station Mangal Pandey Park Barrackpore Trunk Road Race course Track Ground
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Coordinates: 22.76°N 88.37°E / 22.76; 88.37
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Region	Greater Kolkata
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Barrackpore Municipality
• Chairman	Uttam Das, (AITC)[1]
• MP	Arjun Singh, (BJP)
• MLA	Shilbhadra Dutta, (BJP)
• Police Commissioner	Ajay Nanda, IPS
• Deputy Commissioner of Police	Ajay Kumar Thakur, IPS
Area
• Total	10.61 km2 (4.10 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	152,784
• Density	14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Barrakpurians
Languages
• Official	Bengali[2][3]
• Additional official	English[3]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700120, 700121, 700122, 700123
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB-23/WB-24
Lok Sabha constituency	Barrackpore
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Barrackpore
Police Jurisdiction	Barrackpore Police Commissionerate
Website	www.barrackpore.gov.in

Etymology

The name Barrackpore may have originated from the English word barracks, because it was the site of the first garrison of the British East India Company. The Ain-i-Akbari suggests that the name comes from "Barbakpur". Manasa Vijay, written by Bipradas Pipilai, refers to Barrackpore as "Chanak".