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Bhatpara

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Total population

390,467

Coordinates22.85°, 88.39°

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City facts

Overview

Bhatpara is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

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History & geography

Geography

Bhatpara is located at . It has an average elevation of 12 metres (39 feet). The main town is sandwiched between the Hoogly river in the west and railway track linking Sealdah and Krishnanagar in the east. Bhatpara is bounded by Naihati and Dogachhia on the north, Panpur, Rambati, Mukundapur, Abhirampur, Keutia, Bidydharpur, Rahuta, Basudevpur and Gurdaha on the east, Kaugachhi, Garshyamnagar and Garulia on the south and the Hooghly on the west. Although not specifically spelled out, it is evident that localities such as Jagatdal, Kankinara, Shyamnagar, Authpur, Milangar and Sahebbagan are neighbourhoods in Bhatpara. 96% of the population of Barrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside) live 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. 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. All places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map. Jagaddal police station under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Bhatpara Municipal area. Bhatpara has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 743123 in the North Presidency Division of North 24 Parganas district in Kolkata region. The only other post office with the same PIN is Muktarpur. ESD M, a delivery sub post office in the Jagatdal area has PIN 743124 in the North Presidency Division of North 24 Parganas district in Kolkata region. There is no other post office with the same PIN. Jagatdal has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 743125 in the North Presidency Division of North 24 Parganas district in…

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Geography

Latitude
22.8464
Longitude
88.3857
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
112,279
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    2,785
  • Red-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2,659
  • Black Drongo
    Dicrurus macrocercus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    2,622
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2,476
  • White-throated Kingfisher
    Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,375
  • Asian Pied Starling
    Gracupica contra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,286
  • Indian Pond-Heron
    Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves
    2,204
  • House Crow
    Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    2,142

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2026-02-27

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

Nearby places in West Bengal

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.57
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,669

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
527
Avg daily Wikipedia views
18
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API