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	{{Infobox settlement		{{Infobox settlement
	\| name = ~~Dakshin~~ Barasat		\| name = South Barasat
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	\| subdivision_type1 = State		\| subdivision_type1 = State
	\| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image\|..West Bengal ~~Flag~~(~~INDIA~~).png}} [[West Bengal]]		\| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image\|Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png}} [[West Bengal]]
	\| subdivision_type2 = District		\| subdivision_type2 = District
	\| subdivision_name2 = [[South 24 Parganas]]		\| subdivision_name2 = [[South 24 Parganas]]
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	'''~~Dakshin~~ Barasat''' is a village and a [[gram panchayat]] within the jurisdiction of the [[Jaynagar]] police station in the [[Jaynagar I]] [[Community development block in India\|CD block]] in the [[Baruipur subdivision]] of the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]].		'''South Barasat''' is a village and a [[gram panchayat]] within the jurisdiction of the [[Jaynagar Majilpur]] police station in the [[Jaynagar I]] [[Community development block in India\|CD block]] in the [[Baruipur subdivision]] of the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

	==Geography==		==Geography==
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	\|mark-coord19={{coord\|22\|11\|15\|N\|88\|25\|50\|E}} \| label-pos19=right\|label19=Uttar Durgapur\| numbered19=CT\| mark-title19= [[Uttar Durgapur]] (CT)		\|mark-coord19={{coord\|22\|11\|15\|N\|88\|25\|50\|E}} \| label-pos19=right\|label19=Uttar Durgapur\| numbered19=CT\| mark-title19= [[Uttar Durgapur]] (CT)
	\|mark-coord20={{coord\|22\|10\|25\|N\|88\|25\|32\|E}} \| label-pos20=right\|label20=Jaynagar Majilpur\| numbered20=M\| mark-title20= [[Jaynagar Majilpur]] (M) \|shape-color120=#800000		\|mark-coord20={{coord\|22\|10\|25\|N\|88\|25\|32\|E}} \| label-pos20=right\|label20=Jaynagar Majilpur\| numbered20=M\| mark-title20= [[Jaynagar Majilpur]] (M) \|shape-color120=#800000
	\|mark-coord21={{coord\|22\|14\|5\|N\|88\|26\|50\|E}} \| label-pos21=left\|label21= Dakshin Barasat\| numbered21=N\| mark-title21=[[Dakshin Barasat]] (N)\|shape-color21=black\| label-size21=13\|label-color21=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors -->		\|mark-coord21={{coord\|22\|14\|5\|N\|88\|26\|50\|E}} \| label-pos21=left\|label21= Dakshin Barasat\| numbered21=N\| mark-title21=Dakshin Barasat (N)\|shape-color21=black\| label-size21=13\|label-color21=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors -->
	\|mark-coord22={{coord\|22\|9\|10\|N\|88\|26\|23\|E}} \| label-pos22=bottom\|label22=Nimpith\| numbered22=CT\| mark-title22= [[Nimpith]] (CT)		\|mark-coord22={{coord\|22\|9\|10\|N\|88\|26\|23\|E}} \| label-pos22=bottom\|label22=Nimpith\| numbered22=CT\| mark-title22= [[Nimpith]] (CT)
	\|mark-coord23={{coord\|22\|9\|8\|N\|88\|27\|26\|E}} \| label-pos23=right\|label23=Tulshighata\| numbered23=CT\| mark-title23= [[Tulshighata]] (CT)		\|mark-coord23={{coord\|22\|9\|8\|N\|88\|27\|26\|E}} \| label-pos23=right\|label23=Tulshighata\| numbered23=CT\| mark-title23= [[Tulshighata]] (CT)
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	===Area overview===		===Area overview===
	Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 20 [[census town]]s. The entire district is situated in the [[Ganges Delta]] and the southern part is covered by the Baruipur-Jaynagar Plain. [[Archaeological]] excavations at [[Dhosa, Jaynagar\|Dhosa]] and [[Tilpi]], on the bank of the [[Piyali River]] indicate the existence of human habitation around 2,000 years ago.<ref>{{cite web \|url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \|title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas\|work= Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b \|publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal \|access-date = 5 December 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf\| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory \|work= Page 13, Physiography\| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal \|access-date = 5 December 2019}}</ref><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 = 5 December 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>		Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 20 [[census town]]s. The entire district is situated in the [[Ganges Delta]] and the southern part is covered by the Baruipur-Jaynagar Plain. [[Archaeological]] excavations at [[Dhosa, Jaynagar\|Dhosa]] and [[Tilpi]], on the bank of the [[Piyali River]] indicate the existence of human habitation around 2,000 years ago.<ref>{{cite web \|url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \|title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas \|work = Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b \|publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal \|access-date = 5 December 2019 \|archive-date = 21 January 2019 \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook \|url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf\| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory \|work= Page 13, Physiography\| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal \|access-date = 5 December 2019}}</ref><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 = 5 December 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>

	<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>		<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>
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	==Healthcare==		==Healthcare==
	Padmerhat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at [[Padmerhat]], is the major government medical facility in the Jaynagar I CD block.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf \| title = Health & Family Welfare Department \| work= Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals \| publisher = Government of West Bengal \|access-date = 29 November 2019}}</ref>		Padmerhat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at [[Padmerhat]], is the major government medical facility in the Jaynagar I CD block.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf \| title =Health & Family Welfare Department \| work =Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals \| publisher =Government of West Bengal \| access-date =29 November 2019 \| archive-date =8 October 2022 \| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf \| url-status =dead }}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist\|3}}		{{Reflist}}

	{{South 24 Parganas}}		{{South 24 Parganas}}

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'''Dakshin Barasat''' is a village and a [[gram panchayat]] within the jurisdiction of the [[Jaynagar]] police station in the [[Jaynagar I]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in the [[Baruipur subdivision]] of the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Geography==
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===Area overview===
Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 20 [[census town]]s. The entire district is situated in the [[Ganges Delta]] and the southern part is covered by the Baruipur-Jaynagar Plain. [[Archaeological]] excavations at [[Dhosa, Jaynagar|Dhosa]] and [[Tilpi]], on the bank of the [[Piyali River]] indicate the existence of human habitation around 2,000 years ago.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas|work= Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 5 December 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory |work= Page 13, Physiography| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 5 December 2019}}</ref><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 = 5 December 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>

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.

===Location===
Dakshin Barasat is located at {{coord|22.2327|N|88.4451|E}}.

Dakshin Barasat is not identified as a separate town in 2011 census. As per the map of the Jaynagar I CD block, it seems to be a part of [[Raynagar]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory |work= Page 699 - Map of Jaynagar I CD block | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 29 November 2019}}</ref>

==Transport==
Dakshin Barasat is on the [[State Highway 1 (West Bengal)|State Highway 1]].<ref name="google">Google maps</ref>

[[Dakshin Barasat railway station]] is on the [[Sealdah South lines|Sealdah–Namkhana line]] of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system.<ref name="google"/><ref>{{cite web | url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-sealdah-namkhana-local-34792/14397/325/9534 | title = 34792 Sealdah-Namkhana Local | work = Time Table | publisher = India Rail Info | access-date = 15 December 2019}}</ref>

===Commuters===
With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328319153 | title = Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata |first= Bhaswati| last= Mondal| access-date = 16 December 2019}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Dhruba Chand Halder College]], established in 1965, is affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]]. It is located near [[Dakshin Barasat railway station]]. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, education, physics, chemistry, mathematics, zoology, botany, micro biology, economics, geography and accounting & finance, and general courses in arts, science and commerce.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://dchcollege.org/main/contactus.php | title = Dhruva Chand Halder College | publisher = DCHC | access-date = 29 November 2019}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Padmerhat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at [[Padmerhat]], is the major government medical facility in the Jaynagar I CD block.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 29 November 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|3}}

{{South 24 Parganas}}
{{South 24 Parganas topics}}

[[Category:Villages in South 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Jaynagar Majilpur]]