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	Barrackpur Cantonment is bounded by [[North Barrackpur]] on the north, [[Barrackpore]] on the east and south, and the [[Hooghly River]] on the west.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf \|title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A \|work = Map of Barrackpore I CD Block on Page 365 \| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal\| access-date = 27 June ~~2018~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf \|title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A \|work = Map of Barrackpore II CD Block on Page 379 \| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal\| access-date = 27 June ~~2018~~}}</ref>		Barrackpur Cantonment is bounded by [[North Barrackpur]] on the north, [[Barrackpore]] on the east and south, and the [[Hooghly River]] on the west.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf \|title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A \|work = Map of Barrackpore I CD Block on Page 365 \| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal\| access-date = 27 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf \|title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A \|work = Map of Barrackpore II CD Block on Page 379 \| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal\| access-date = 27 June 2022}}</ref>

	===Police station===		===Police station===
	~~[[Barrakpore, India\|~~Barrackpore]] police station under [[Barrackpore Police Commissionerate]] has jurisdiction over Barrackpur Cantonment Board.<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://www.barrackporecitypolice.in/images/bkpmap.jpg \|title = Barrackpore Police Commissionerate \| work= Map of Barrackpur subdivision showing jurisdiction of Police Stations \|publisher= Barrackpur Police Commissionerate \| access-date = 2 March ~~2019~~}}</ref>		Barrackpore police station under [[Barrackpore Police Commissionerate]] has jurisdiction over Barrackpur Cantonment Board.<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://www.barrackporecitypolice.in/images/bkpmap.jpg \|title = Barrackpore Police Commissionerate \| work= Map of Barrackpur subdivision showing jurisdiction of Police Stations \|publisher= Barrackpur Police Commissionerate \| access-date = 2 March 2022}}</ref>

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
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	===Kolkata Urban Agglomeration===		===Kolkata Urban Agglomeration===
	The following Municipalities, Census Towns and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census: [[Kanchrapara]] (M), [[Jetia]] (CT), [[Halisahar]] (M), [[Balibhara]] (CT), [[Naihati]] (M), [[Bhatpara]] (M), [[Kaugachhi]] (CT), [[Garshyamnagar]] (CT), [[Garulia]] (M), [[Ichhapur Defence Estate]] (CT), [[North Barrackpur]] (M), '''Barrackpur Cantonment''' (CB), [[Barrackpore]] (M), [[Jafarpur]] (CT), [[Ruiya]] (CT), [[Titagarh]] (M), [[Khardaha]] (M), [[Bandipur, North 24 Parganas\|Bandipur]] (CT), [[Panihati]] (M), [[Muragachha]] (CT) [[New Barrackpore]] (M), [[Chandpur, Ghola\|Chandpur]] (CT), [[Talbandha]] (CT), [[Patulia]] (CT), [[Kamarhati]] (M), [[Baranagar]] (M), [[South Dumdum]] (M), [[North Dumdum]] (M), [[Dum Dum]] (M), [[Noapara, India\|Noapara]] (CT), [[Babanpur]] (CT), [[Teghari]] (CT), [[Nanna, North 24 Parganas\|Nanna]] (OG), Chakla (OG), Srotribati (OG) and [[Panpur]] (OG).<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf \| title= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 \| work= Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh \|publisher= Census of India 2011 \| access-date = 7 June ~~2018~~}}</ref>		The following Municipalities, Census Towns and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census: [[Kanchrapara]] (M), [[Jetia]] (CT), [[Halisahar]] (M), [[Balibhara]] (CT), [[Naihati]] (M), [[Bhatpara]] (M), [[Kaugachhi]] (CT), [[Garshyamnagar]] (CT), [[Garulia]] (M), [[Ichhapur Defence Estate]] (CT), [[North Barrackpur]] (M), '''Barrackpur Cantonment''' (CB), [[Barrackpore]] (M), [[Jafarpur]] (CT), [[Ruiya]] (CT), [[Titagarh]] (M), [[Khardaha]] (M), [[Bandipur, North 24 Parganas\|Bandipur]] (CT), [[Panihati]] (M), [[Muragachha]] (CT) [[New Barrackpore]] (M), [[Chandpur, Ghola\|Chandpur]] (CT), [[Talbandha]] (CT), [[Patulia]] (CT), [[Kamarhati]] (M), [[Baranagar]] (M), [[South Dumdum]] (M), [[North Dumdum]] (M), [[Dum Dum]] (M), [[Noapara, India\|Noapara]] (CT), [[Babanpur]] (CT), [[Teghari]] (CT), [[Nanna, North 24 Parganas\|Nanna]] (OG), Chakla (OG), Srotribati (OG) and [[Panpur]] (OG).<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf \| title= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 \| work= Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh \|publisher= Census of India 2011 \| access-date = 7 June 2022}}</ref>

	==Transportation==		==Transportation==
	Barrackpore cantonment is connected through several roads like Barrack Road, Strand Road, Court Road etc. and with SN Bannerjee Road it's connected to Ghoshpara Road, Barrackpore-Barasat Road (towards [[Kalyani Expressway]] and [[National Highway 12 (India)\|National Highway 12]]) and [[Barrackpore Trunk Road]]. The nearest railway station is [[Barrackpore railway station]], which is only 1 km away. There are three ferry service stations at [[Barrackpore]] - Dhobi ghat and Manirampore to [[Serampore]] Chhatugunj and [[Sheoraphuli]]. Nearest Civil Airport is [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]] which is 25 km far away from the area. But there is a military Air Base in Barrackpore cantonment owned by [[Indian Air Force]].		Barrackpore cantonment is connected through several roads like Barrack Road, Strand Road, Court Road etc. and with SN Bannerjee Road it's connected to Ghoshpara Road, Barrackpore-Barasat Road (towards [[Kalyani Expressway]] and [[National Highway 12 (India)\|National Highway 12]]) and [[Barrackpore Trunk Road]]. The nearest railway station is [[Barrackpore railway station]], which is only 1 km away. There are three ferry service stations at [[Barrackpore]] - Dhobi ghat and Manirampore to [[Serampore]] Chhatugunj and [[Sheoraphuli]]. Nearest Civil Airport is [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]] which is 25 km far away from the area. But there is a military Air Base in Barrackpore cantonment owned by [[Indian Air Force]]. In the Barrackpore Cantonment area there had a race course behind the criminal court and a special single rail track took steam engine-driven trains there, carrying British passengers who would attend the race. The line has been depreciated since and the [[Barrackpore Racecourse railway station]] is used by the [[Indian Army]] only.<ref>{{Citation\|last=Ganguly\|first=Biswarup\|title=English: The Barrackpore Racecourse Railway Station (station code:BPPS) constructed in 1927 adjacent to the racecourse so that people from Calcutta could came to Barrackpore by a race special train from Sealdah direct to race. This railway station is now used by the Indian army.\|date=2012-05-27\|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barrackpore_Racecourse_Railway_Station_-_Barrackpore_Cantonment_-_North_24_Parganas_2012-05-27_01212.jpg\|access-date=2021-11-30}}</ref>

	Buses like 78, 81, 85, MM5, S32, C28, C29, AC20 and some others originate from Different points of the area like Fishery Gate, Barrackpore Court, Chiria More and Lalkuthi.		Buses like 78, 81, 85, MM5, S32, C28, C29, AC20 and some others originate from Different points of the area like Fishery Gate, Barrackpore Court, Chiria More and Lalkuthi.

	==Healthcare==		==Healthcare==
	North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by [[Arsenic contamination of groundwater\|arsenic contamination]].<ref>{{cite web\| url= http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm\| title= Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )\| access-date= 24 August 2007\| work= Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India\| publisher= SOES\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002938/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm\| archive-date= 27 September 2007\| url-status= dead}}</ref> ~~there~~ are ~~'''~~Cantonment General Hospital~~'''~~ and ~~'''~~Dr. Bhola Nath Bose sub divisional hospital~~'''~~ nearby.		North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by [[Arsenic contamination of groundwater\|arsenic contamination]].<ref>{{cite web\| url= http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm\| title= Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )\| access-date= 24 August 2007\| work= Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India\| publisher= SOES\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002938/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm\| archive-date= 27 September 2007\| url-status= dead}}</ref> There are Cantonment General Hospital and Dr. Bhola Nath Bose sub divisional hospital nearby.

	==See also==		==See also==

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'''Barrackpur Cantonment''' is a city and a cantonment board of [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is close to [[Kolkata]] and also a part of the area covered by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<ref>[http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm District-wise list of statutory towns] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809031732/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm |date=9 August 2007 }}</ref>

==History==
The military station of Barrackpore came into being in 1765. It is the oldest cantonment in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Danapur-cantt-celebrates-250-yrs/articleshow/48366531.cms|title=Danapur cantt celebrates 250 yrs}}</ref>

==Geography==
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===Location===
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.<ref name=handbook2013>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook |work = North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 2 May 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

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.

Barrackpur Cantonment is bounded by [[North Barrackpur]] on the north, [[Barrackpore]] on the east and south, and the [[Hooghly River]] on the west.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf |title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Map of Barrackpore I CD Block on Page 365 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 27 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf |title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Map of Barrackpore II CD Block on Page 379 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 27 June 2018}}</ref>

===Police station===
[[Barrakpore, India|Barrackpore]] police station under [[Barrackpore Police Commissionerate]] has jurisdiction over Barrackpur Cantonment Board.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.barrackporecitypolice.in/images/bkpmap.jpg |title = Barrackpore Police Commissionerate | work= Map of Barrackpur subdivision showing jurisdiction of Police Stations |publisher= Barrackpur Police Commissionerate | access-date = 2 March 2019}}</ref>

==Demographics==
===Population===
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Barrckpore Cantonment Board had a total population of 17,380, of which 8,872 (51%) were males and 8,508 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,447. The total number of literates in Barrackpore CB was 14,096 (88.47% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 7 June 2018 }}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Barrackpur Cantonment had a population of 22,014. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Barrackpur Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the literates being male and 41% being female. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

===Kolkata Urban Agglomeration===
The following Municipalities, Census Towns and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census: [[Kanchrapara]] (M), [[Jetia]] (CT), [[Halisahar]] (M), [[Balibhara]] (CT), [[Naihati]] (M), [[Bhatpara]] (M), [[Kaugachhi]] (CT), [[Garshyamnagar]] (CT), [[Garulia]] (M), [[Ichhapur Defence Estate]] (CT), [[North Barrackpur]] (M), '''Barrackpur Cantonment''' (CB), [[Barrackpore]] (M), [[Jafarpur]] (CT), [[Ruiya]] (CT), [[Titagarh]] (M), [[Khardaha]] (M), [[Bandipur, North 24 Parganas|Bandipur]] (CT), [[Panihati]] (M), [[Muragachha]] (CT) [[New Barrackpore]] (M), [[Chandpur, Ghola|Chandpur]] (CT), [[Talbandha]] (CT), [[Patulia]] (CT), [[Kamarhati]] (M), [[Baranagar]] (M), [[South Dumdum]] (M), [[North Dumdum]] (M), [[Dum Dum]] (M), [[Noapara, India|Noapara]] (CT), [[Babanpur]] (CT), [[Teghari]] (CT), [[Nanna, North 24 Parganas|Nanna]] (OG), Chakla (OG), Srotribati (OG) and [[Panpur]] (OG).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf | title= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | work= Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh |publisher= Census of India 2011 | access-date = 7 June 2018}}</ref>

==Transportation==
Barrackpore cantonment is connected through several roads like Barrack Road, Strand Road, Court Road etc. and with SN Bannerjee Road it's connected to Ghoshpara Road, Barrackpore-Barasat Road (towards [[Kalyani Expressway]] and [[National Highway 12 (India)|National Highway 12]]) and [[Barrackpore Trunk Road]]. The nearest railway station is [[Barrackpore railway station]], which is only 1 km away. There are three ferry service stations at [[Barrackpore]] - Dhobi ghat and Manirampore to [[Serampore]] Chhatugunj and [[Sheoraphuli]]. Nearest Civil Airport is [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]] which is 25 km far away from the area. But there is a military Air Base in Barrackpore cantonment owned by [[Indian Air Force]].

Buses like 78, 81, 85, MM5, S32, C28, C29, AC20 and some others originate from Different points of the area like Fishery Gate, Barrackpore Court, Chiria More and Lalkuthi.

==Healthcare==
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by [[Arsenic contamination of groundwater|arsenic contamination]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm| title= Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )| access-date= 24 August 2007| work= Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India| publisher= SOES| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002938/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm| archive-date= 27 September 2007| url-status= dead}}</ref> there are '''Cantonment General Hospital''' and '''Dr. Bhola Nath Bose sub divisional hospital''' nearby.

==See also==
* [[Battle of Plassey]]
* [[Barrackpore Mutiny of 1824]]
* [[Mangal Pandey#indian Rebellion of 1857]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Kolkata/Northern fringes}}

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