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	</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=West Bengal Urban Development & Municipal Affairs Department \|url=https://www.wburbanservices.gov.in/ \|publisher=Government of West Bengal \|access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref> It serves as the headquarters of the [[Basirhat subdivision]] and is the largest city in the eastern part of North 24 Parganas. Established on April 1, 1869, Basirhat is one of the oldest municipal boards in ~~West~~ Bengal.<ref name="BasirhatMunicipality">[https://basirhatmunicipality.in/history/ Basirhat Municipality - History]. Basirhat Municipality official website. Retrieved May 2025.</ref> There's a proposal to carve out a new [[Basirhat district]] from the existing North 24 Parganas district. The district headquarters is planned to be in the city of Basirhat.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Sunderbans, Basirhat; two new districts on anvil \|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/sunderbans-basirhat-two-new-districts-anvil-1502842769.html \|publisher=The Statesman \|date=8 January 2020 \|access-date=14 March 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108000000/https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/sunderbans-basirhat-two-new-districts-anvil-1502842769.html \|archive-date=8 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Mamata Banerjee To Announce 2 New Districts In West Bengal: Report \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mamata-banerjee-to-announce-2-new-districts-in-west-bengal-report-3559700 \|publisher=NDTV \|date=28 November 2022 \|access-date=14 March 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128000000/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mamata-banerjee-to-announce-2-new-districts-in-west-bengal-report-3559700 \|archive-date=28 November 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Mamata Banerjee Likely To Officially Announce 2 New Districts On Tuesday \|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mamata-banerjee-likely-to-officially-announce-2-new-districts-on-tuesday/articleshow/95821821.cms \|publisher=The Economic Times \|date=28 November 2022 \|access-date=14 March 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128000000/https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mamata-banerjee-likely-to-officially-announce-2-new-districts-on-tuesday/articleshow/95821821.cms \|archive-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> The city is famous for [[Durga Puja]] and home of more than 100 durga puja committees.<ref name="DurgaPuja2024">{{cite news \|title=Durga Puja 2024: পরিদর্শনকারীরা QR কোড স্ক্যান ও GPS-র মাধ্যমে দেখতে পারবেন দুর্গাপুজো \|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/south-bengal/visitors-can-see-the-durga-puja-2024-by-scanning-qr-code-and-through-gps-l18-rdp-local18-1887044.html \|work=News18 বাংলা \|language=bn \|date=June 10, 2024 \|access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Basirhat Durga Puja guide map 2025 \|url=https://basirhatpddurgapuja.in/?item=Basirhat&search= \|website=Basirhat Police Durga Puja Guide\|access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref>		</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=West Bengal Urban Development & Municipal Affairs Department \|url=https://www.wburbanservices.gov.in/ \|publisher=Government of West Bengal \|access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref> It serves as the headquarters of the [[Basirhat subdivision]] and is the largest city in the eastern part of North 24 Parganas. Established on April 1, 1869, Basirhat is one of the oldest municipal boards in the [[Bengal Presidency\|Bengal Province]].<ref name="BasirhatMunicipality">[https://basirhatmunicipality.in/history/ Basirhat Municipality - History]. Basirhat Municipality official website. Retrieved May 2025.</ref> There's a proposal to carve out a new [[Basirhat district]] from the existing North 24 Parganas district. The district headquarters is planned to be in the city of Basirhat.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Sunderbans, Basirhat; two new districts on anvil \|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/sunderbans-basirhat-two-new-districts-anvil-1502842769.html \|publisher=The Statesman \|date=8 January 2020 \|access-date=14 March 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108000000/https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/sunderbans-basirhat-two-new-districts-anvil-1502842769.html \|archive-date=8 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Mamata Banerjee To Announce 2 New Districts In West Bengal: Report \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mamata-banerjee-to-announce-2-new-districts-in-west-bengal-report-3559700 \|publisher=NDTV \|date=28 November 2022 \|access-date=14 March 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128000000/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mamata-banerjee-to-announce-2-new-districts-in-west-bengal-report-3559700 \|archive-date=28 November 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Mamata Banerjee Likely To Officially Announce 2 New Districts On Tuesday \|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mamata-banerjee-likely-to-officially-announce-2-new-districts-on-tuesday/articleshow/95821821.cms \|publisher=The Economic Times \|date=28 November 2022 \|access-date=14 March 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128000000/https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mamata-banerjee-likely-to-officially-announce-2-new-districts-on-tuesday/articleshow/95821821.cms \|archive-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> The city is famous for [[Durga Puja]] and home of more than 100 durga puja committees.<ref name="DurgaPuja2024">{{cite news \|title=Durga Puja 2024: পরিদর্শনকারীরা QR কোড স্ক্যান ও GPS-র মাধ্যমে দেখতে পারবেন দুর্গাপুজো \|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/south-bengal/visitors-can-see-the-durga-puja-2024-by-scanning-qr-code-and-through-gps-l18-rdp-local18-1887044.html \|work=News18 বাংলা \|language=bn \|date=June 10, 2024 \|access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Basirhat Durga Puja guide map 2025 \|url=https://basirhatpddurgapuja.in/?item=Basirhat&search= \|website=Basirhat Police Durga Puja Guide\|access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref>

	Basirhat ranks among the cleanest cities of India, in terms of waste management, according to a survey held by the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]] of [[Central Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=বাংলার মুকুটে নতুন পালক, স্বচ্ছতায় সেরা বসিরহাটকে আবর্জনামুক্ত শহরের সম্মান দিল কেন্দ্র \|url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/bengal/basirhat-which-is-best-in-cleanliness-receives-the-honor-of-garbage-free-city-from-the-center/ \|work=সংবাদ প্রতিদিন \|date=31 August 2025 \|access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=বসিরহাটের মুকুটে জুড়ল বিরাট পালক...! কী সম্মান পেল জানেন? স্থানীয়রা সকলেই মহাখুশি \|url=https://bengali.news18.com/photogallery/south-bengal/basirhat-got-a-prestigious-award-because-of-best-in-cleanliness-a-huge-achievement-for-local-authority-l18-sdg-2321769.html \|work=News18 বাংলা \|date=30 August 2025 \|access-date=27 October 2025}}</ref> Basirhat is the first city of West Bengal to launch QR code based geo tagging system for real time monitoring of waste management.<ref>{{cite news		Basirhat ranks among the cleanest cities of India, in terms of waste management, according to a survey held by the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]] of [[Central Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=বাংলার মুকুটে নতুন পালক, স্বচ্ছতায় সেরা বসিরহাটকে আবর্জনামুক্ত শহরের সম্মান দিল কেন্দ্র \|url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/bengal/basirhat-which-is-best-in-cleanliness-receives-the-honor-of-garbage-free-city-from-the-center/ \|work=সংবাদ প্রতিদিন \|date=31 August 2025 \|access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=বসিরহাটের মুকুটে জুড়ল বিরাট পালক...! কী সম্মান পেল জানেন? স্থানীয়রা সকলেই মহাখুশি \|url=https://bengali.news18.com/photogallery/south-bengal/basirhat-got-a-prestigious-award-because-of-best-in-cleanliness-a-huge-achievement-for-local-authority-l18-sdg-2321769.html \|work=News18 বাংলা \|date=30 August 2025 \|access-date=27 October 2025}}</ref> Basirhat is the first city of West Bengal to launch QR code based geo tagging system for real time monitoring of waste management.<ref>{{cite news

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 | governing_body                  = Basirhat Municipality
 | leader_title                    = Municipality Chairman
-| leader_name                     = Tapan Sarkar<ref>[http://www.north24parganas.gov.in/n24phtml/DMA.html   Official District Administration site] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820100210/http://www.north24parganas.gov.in/n24phtml/DMA.html |date=20 August 2010 }}</ref>
+| leader_name                     = Asit Majumdar<ref>[http://www.north24parganas.gov.in/n24phtml/DMA.html   Official District Administration site] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820100210/http://www.north24parganas.gov.in/n24phtml/DMA.html |date=20 August 2010 }}</ref>
 | unit_pref                       = Metric
 | area_footnotes                  = <ref>{{cite web|title=Basirhat Municipality|url=http://www.basirhatmunicipality.in/chairperson_desk.php?id=8}}</ref>
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 | blank2_info_sec1                = [[Basirhat Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Basirhat Dakshin]], [[Basirhat Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Basirhat Uttar]]
 | official_name                   =
 }}
 '''Basirhat''' is a city and a municipality in the [[North 24 Parganas district]] of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is located on the banks of the [[Ichamati River|Ichamati]] (Ichhamati) River.
 ==Geography==
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 |mark-coord3={{coord|22|38|25|N|88|53|39|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3= Dandirhat| numbered3=CT| mark-title3=[[Dandirhat]] (CT)
 |mark-coord4={{coord|22|50|29|N|88|45|56|E}} | label-pos4=top|label4= Dakshin Chatra| numbered4=CT| mark-title4=[[Dakshin Chatra]] (CT)
-|mark-coord5={{coord|22|52|52|N|88|46|32|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5= Deora| numbered5=CT| mark-title5=[[Deora, North 24 Parganas]] (CT)
+|mark-coord5={{coord|22|52|52|N|88|46|32|E}} | label-pos5=top|label5= Deora| numbered5=CT| mark-title5=[[Deora, North 24 Parganas]] (CT)
 |mark-coord6={{coord|22|42|30|N|88|45|26|E}} | label-pos6=left|label6= Dhanyakuria| numbered6=CT| mark-title6=[[Dhanyakuria]] (CT)
 |mark-coord7={{coord|22|28|14|N|88|59|0|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7= Hingalganj| numbered7=CT| mark-title7=[[Hingalganj, North 24 Parganas]] (CT)
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 |mark-coord13={{coord|22|38|28|N|88|52|10|E}} | label-pos13=left|label13= Uttar Bagundi| numbered13=CT| mark-title13=[[Uttar Bagundi]] (CT)
 |mark-coord14={{coord|22|44|24|N|88|47|45|E}} | label-pos14=right|label14= Baduria| numbered14=M| mark-title14=[[Baduria]] (M) | shape-color14= #800000
-|mark-coord15={{coord|22|40|25|N|88|51|15|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15= Basirhat| numbered15=M| mark-title15=[[Basirhat]] (M) |shape-color15=black| label-size15=13|label-color15=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors -->
+|mark-coord15={{coord|22|40|25|N|88|51|15|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15= Basirhat| numbered15=M| mark-title15=Basirhat (M) |shape-color15=black| label-size15=13|label-color15=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors -->
 |mark-coord16={{coord|22|35|24|N|88|54|36|E}} | label-pos16=left|label16= Taki| numbered16=M| mark-title16=[[Taki (India)]] (M) | shape-color16= #800000
 |mark-coord17={{coord|22|49|27|N|88|51|22|E}} | label-pos17=left|label17= Swarupnagar|  numbered17=R| mark-title17= [[Swarupnagar, North 24 Parganas]] (R) |shape-color17=#C40000
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 <small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>
-==Civic adminisration==
+==Civic administration==
 ===Police station===
 Basirhat police station covers an area of 267&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and serves a population of 637,538. Basirhat PS has under it Basirhat town outpost and two other outposts at Panitor and Boatghat. The police district has a 22&nbsp;km border, out which 14&nbsp;km is land border and 8&nbsp;km is riverine border. 11&nbsp;km of the border remains unfenced. Basirhat PS has jurisdiction over Basirhat municipal area and [[Basirhat I]] CD Block.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://n24pgspolice.in/home/police-station.php?search_key=17 | title = Know your police station | work= Basirhat PS  | publisher =  North 24 Parganas district police |access-date =  15 May 2018}}</ref>
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 Basirhat is 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 = 2007-08-24 | 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 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
 ==External links ==
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 [[Category:Basirhat| ]]
 [[Category:Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district]]

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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Basirhat
| other_name =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = File:Basirhat City.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = City of Basirhat
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body = Basirhat Municipality
| leader_title = Municipality Chairman
| leader_name = Tapan Sarkar<ref>[http://www.north24parganas.gov.in/n24phtml/DMA.html Official District Administration site] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820100210/http://www.north24parganas.gov.in/n24phtml/DMA.html |date=20 August 2010 }}</ref>
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Basirhat Municipality|url=http://www.basirhatmunicipality.in/chairperson_desk.php?id=8}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 22.50
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 6
| population_total = 144,891
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 743412
| area_code = 3217
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Basirhat]]
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Basirhat Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Basirhat Dakshin]], [[Basirhat Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Basirhat Uttar]]
| official_name =
| M.P. = Nusrat Jahan
}}

'''Basirhat''' is a city and a municipality in the [[North 24 Parganas district]] of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is located on the banks of the [[Ichamati River|Ichamati]] (Ichhamati) River.

== History ==
Basirhat has a long history of farmer's movements like the [[Tebhaga movement]].

Basirhat subdivision was formed on 1 January 1861 as per a Government order and it consisted of Balia Pargana's Basirhāt, Kalinagār, Hāruā and Hasnābād Police Stations. Previously, Basirhat was under the jurisdiction of Barasat sub-division and was named as Basurhāt till 1896. Basirhat municipality was established on 1 April 1869 and it is divided into 23 wards covering an area of 22.5 km².

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
| width=370| height=600| zoom=10
| coord={{coord|22|32|0|N|88|49|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities, towns and locations in Basirhat subdivision, North 24 Parganas district''' M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
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|mark-coord16={{coord|22|35|24|N|88|54|36|E}} | label-pos16=left|label16= Taki| numbered16=M| mark-title16=[[Taki (India)]] (M) | shape-color16= #800000
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|mark-coord19={{coord|22|40|23|N|88|56|46|E}} | label-pos19=right|label19= Ghojadanga| labela19=check post| numbered19=R| mark-title19= [[Ghojadanga]] (R) |shape-color19=#C40000
|mark-coord20={{coord|22|36|37|N|88|40|38|E}} | label-pos20=left|label20= Haroa| numbered20=R| mark-title20= [[Haroa, North 24 Parganas]] (R) |shape-color20=#C40000
|mark-coord21={{coord|22|34|30|N|88|55|2|E}} | label-pos21=right|label21= Hasnabad| numbered21=R| mark-title21= [[Hasnabad]] (R) |shape-color21=#C40000
|mark-coord22={{coord|22|12|58|N|88|58|53|E}} | label-pos22=top|label22= Hemnagar| numbered22=R| mark-title22= [[Hemnagar, North 24 Parganas]] (R) |shape-color22=#C40000
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===Location===
Basirhat is located at {{coord|22|39|26|N|88|53|39|E|display=inline}}.

===Area overview===
The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lower [[Ganges Delta]]. It contains soil of mature black or brownish [[loam]] to recent [[alluvium]]. Numerous rivers, creeks and ''khals'' criss-cross the area. The tip of the [[Sundarbans National Park]] is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full screen map shows the full forest area.<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 = Page 13 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 16 April 2018}}</ref>A large section of the area is a part of the [[Sundarbans settlements]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas | work = Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311 | publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 | access-date = 3 November 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area. Only 12.96% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.04% of the population lives in the rural areas.<ref>{{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 = 2019-01-21 |url-status = dead }}</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 North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 2 May 2018}}</ref>

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

==Civic adminisration==
===Police station===
Basirhat police station covers an area of 267 km2 and serves a population of 637,538. Basirhat PS has under it Basirhat town outpost and two other outposts at Panitor and Boatghat. The police district has a 22 km border, out which 14 km is land border and 8 km is riverine border. 11 km of the border remains unfenced. Basirhat PS has jurisdiction over Basirhat municipal area and [[Basirhat I]] CD Block.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://n24pgspolice.in/home/police-station.php?search_key=17 | title = Know your police station | work= Basirhat PS | publisher = North 24 Parganas district police |access-date = 15 May 2018}}</ref>

Around half of the 4,095 km long India-Bangladesh border has been fenced and vigil along the border has been tightened up. As of 2017, Cattle smuggling across the border was unofficially estimated to be a Rs. 4,000 crore business, half of it across the Basirhat border and the balance through Malda and Murshidabad.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.firstpost.com/india/riots-in-basirhat-has-nothing-to-do-with-religion-its-a-hindu-muslim-fight-over-controlling-cow-smuggling-3805135.html | title = Riots in Basirhat had nothing to do with religion, it’s a Hindu-Muslim fight over controlling cow smuggling | first = Shantanu| last= Guha Roy | publisher = Firstpost, 13 July 2013 |access-date = 15 May 2018}}</ref>

In 2017, [[The Sunday Guardian]] reported, “The crackdown by the Border Security Force (BSF) on the illegal, but lucrative, business of cow smuggling along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, resulted in immense resentment among a section of the area’s minority community. This culminated in the communal flare-up in the state’s Basirhat sub-division earlier this month. A source close to the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress told The Sunday Guardian over phone, “Cow smuggling to Bangladesh, through the riverine border in Basirhat, Taki and other adjoining areas, has taken a hit as the BSF has become very strict and is maintaining a constant vigil. This has hurt the locals, who were earning crores from these illegal activities. Rendered jobless, they blamed the situation on the majority community.””<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/10167-crackdown-cow-smuggling-triggered-basirhat-violence |title = Crack down on cow smuggling triggered Basirhat violence | work= Dibyendu Mondal |publisher= The Sunday Guardian, 16 July 2017 | access-date = 20 December 2018 }}</ref>
[[File:Road to Basirhat Market from station.jpg|thumb|Road from station to Basirhat market area]]
===CD block HQ===
The headquarters of [[Basirhat I]] CD block are located at Basihat.<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 North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 15 May 2018}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
According to the 2011 census, Basirhat [[Urban Agglomeration]] had a population of 144,891, out of which 73,491 were males and 71,400 were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 12,578. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 86.88 percent.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above |work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 |access-date = 2011-10-21 }}</ref> [[Bengali language|Bengali]] is the principal language spoken in the area.

== Education ==
[[Basirhat College]] was established in 1947. Affiliated with the [[West Bengal State University]], it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, philosophy, political science, history, geography, education, accountancy, mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, physiology and economics. It also offers general courses in arts, science and commerce, and a post-graduate course in Bengali.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://basirhatcollege.org/ | title = Basirhat College | publisher = BC |access-date = 15 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/BasirhatCollege/Basirhat_College.shtml | title = Basirhat College | publisher = College Admission |access-date = 15 May 2018}}</ref>[[File:The main gate of Bhabla Tantra Sir Rajendra High School.jpg|thumbnail|The Front Gate of Bhabla Tantra Sir Rajendra High School]]

== Healthcare ==
Basirhat District Hospital functions with 300 beds.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 15 May 2018}}</ref>

Basirhat is 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 = 2007-08-24 | 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 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

==Transportation==

=== Railways ===
[[File:Railway station in Barasat Hasanabad line 01.jpg|thumb|[[Basirhat railway station]]]]
Basirhat was connected with Barasat by the [[narrow gauge]] [[Barasat Basirhat Railway]] operated by [[Martin's Light Railways]]. It was closed down in 1955 and subsequently converted to [[broad gauge]]. The railway tracks in the region have been electrified and there are [[Electric multiple unit|EMU]] services between [[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah]] and [[Hasnabad (community development block)|Hasnabad]] provided by the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]].

=== Roadway ===
Bus services to [[Kolkata]] and other places are available.
[[File:Basirhat Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|[[Basirhat Setu|Basirhat bridge]] from Rabindra Shaikat park, Basirhat]]

====Private Buses====

*72 Basirhat – [[Nazat]]
*72A Basirhat – Dhamakhali
*253 Basirhat – [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]
*253/1 Basirhat – [[Salt Lake City, Kolkata|Salt Lake]] Karunamoyee

====DN Series of Routes====

*DN12 [[Bongaon]] – Basirhat
*DN12/1 [[Habra]] – [[Nazat]]
*DN13 [[Hakimpur]] – [[Kharua Rajapur|Rajapur]]
*DN18 [[Shyambazar]] - [[Itindaghat]]
*DN38 [[Taranipur]] – [[Kharua Rajapur|Rajapur]]

====MM Series of Routes====

*MM2 Basirhat Badartala – [[Nebukhali]]
*MM7 Basirhat Court – [[Dhamakhali]]

====STA Bus Routes====

*Basirhat - [[Garia]] Bus Stand
*Basirhat – [[Gadiara]]
*[[Hasnabad]] - [[Habra]]

====WBTC Bus Routes====

*D20 Basirhat-[[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]
*D32 [[Barasat]]-[[Samsernagar]]
*E37 [[Hasnabad]]-[[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]
*E42 [[Sangrampur, Magrahat|Sangrampur]]-[[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]

==External links ==
* [http://www.basirhatmunicipality.in Basirhat Municipality Website]
*[[Paikpara (Basirhat)]]

{{external media
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| video1= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvt43OiBEps My city is Basirhat] (with commentary in Bengali)
| video2= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFQlV7V-eV4 Fencing of India-Bangladesh border]
}}

== References ==
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{{North 24 Parganas District}}
{{North 24 Parganas topics}}
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}
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