Paltapara, also Palta, is a

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in Barrackpore I CD Block of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the

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. It is a part of

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Geography

Location

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, Noapara,

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and Paltapara form an urban cluster east of

Garulia Garulia 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). History Garulia Municipality was established in 186 ...

and North Barrackpur. Ichhapur Defence Estate lies on the west of North Barrackpur. 96% of the population of Barrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map) lives 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.

Police station

Noapara police station under

Barrackpore Police Commissionerate ) , mission = , formedyear = 2012 , formedmonthday = 20 January , preceding1 = , dissolved = , superseding = , employees = Commissioner of Police Deputy commissioners Additional Deputy Commissioners Assistant Commissioners Pol ...

has jurisdiction over

and North Barrackpur municipal areas.

Post Office

Paltapara has a delivery branch post office, with PIN 743127 in the North Presidency Division of North 24 Parganas district in Calcutta region. Other post offices with the same PIN are Kowgachhi, Mulajore, Shyamnagar, Feeder Road, Gurdah, Mondalpara and Purbabidhyadharpur.

Demographics

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, Paltapara had a population of 6,408; of this, 3,293 are male, 3,115 female. (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.) It has an average literacy rate of 77.62%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.

Infrastructure

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Paltapara covered an area of 1.7191 km². Amongst the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, the nearest middle school was available 2 km away at Handia, the nearest secondary and senior secondary schools were available 2 km away at Ichhapur.

Transport

Paltapara is beside Kalyani Expressway.Google maps The nearest railway stations are Shyamnagar railway station and Ichhapur railway station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.

References

{{North 24 Parganas District Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district