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	Paltapara is beside [[Kalyani Expressway]].<ref name=google>Google maps</ref>		Paltapara is beside [[Kalyani Expressway]].<ref name=google>Google maps</ref>

	The nearest railway stations are [[Shyamnagar railway station]] and [[Ichhapur railway station]] on the [[Sealdah-Ranaghat line]].<ref>{{cite web \| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/sealdah-kalyani-simanta-local-31311/16438/325/958#st \| title = 31311 Sealdah-Kalyani Simanta Local \| work = Time Table \| publisher = indiarailinfo \| access-date = 21 June 2018}}</ref~~><ref name=google/~~>		The nearest railway stations are [[Shyamnagar railway station]] and [[Ichhapur railway station]] on the [[Sealdah-Ranaghat line]].<ref name=google/><ref>{{cite web \| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/sealdah-kalyani-simanta-local-31311/16438/325/958#st \| title = 31311 Sealdah-Kalyani Simanta Local \| work = Time Table \| publisher = indiarailinfo \| access-date = 21 June 2018}}</ref>

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{{other uses|Palta (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Paltapara
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname = Palta
| settlement_type = Census Town
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.8083|N|88.3943|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 1.72
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 6,408
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 743127
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 33
| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barrackpore]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Noapara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Noapara]]
| website = {{URL|north24parganas.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Paltapara''', also '''Palta''', is a [[census town]] in [[Barrackpore I]] CD Block of [[Barrackpore subdivision]] in [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is a part of [[List of cities in West Bengal by population#Urban agglomeration|Kolkata Urban Agglomeration]].

==Geography==
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===Location===
[[Garshyamnagar]], [[Noapara, India|Noapara]], [[Kaugachhi]] and Paltapara form an urban cluster east of [[Garulia]] and [[North Barrackpur]]. [[Ichhapur Defence Estate]] lies on the west of North Barrackpur.<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 = 21 June 2018}}</ref>

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.<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.

===Police station===
Noapara police station under [[Barrackpore Police Commissionerate]] has jurisdiction over [[Garulia]] and [[North Barrackpur]] municipal areas.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook |work = North 24 Parganas 2013, Table 2.1 |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 11 June 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><ref>{{cite web | url = http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/bkp_commissionerate.php | title = Barrackpore Police Commissionerate | work = List of Police Stations with telephone numbers | publisher = West Bengal Police | access-date = 11 June 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143852/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/bkp_commissionerate.php | archive-date = 12 June 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

===Post Office===
Paltapara has a delivery branch post office, with [[Postal Index Number|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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://pincodezip.in/pincode/west-bengal/north-24-parganas/north-presidency/paltapara | title = Paltapara PIN Code | publisher = pincodezip.in |access-date = 11 July 2018}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]], Paltapara had a population of 6,408; of this, 3,293 are male, 3,115 female.<ref name=2011cen>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/final_pca.aspx|title=Primary census abstract data|access-date=23 February 2014| work=Census of India}} (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.)</ref> 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]].<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= Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 791-794; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 795-796; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 803-805 Section: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal |access-date = 19 June 2018}}</ref>

==Transport==
Paltapara is beside [[Kalyani Expressway]].<ref name=google>Google maps</ref>

The nearest railway stations are [[Shyamnagar railway station]] and [[Ichhapur railway station]] on the [[Sealdah-Ranaghat line]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/sealdah-kalyani-simanta-local-31311/16438/325/958#st | title = 31311 Sealdah-Kalyani Simanta Local | work = Time Table | publisher = indiarailinfo | access-date = 21 June 2018}}</ref><ref name=google/>

==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 = 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}}</ref>

==References==
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{{North 24 Parganas District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district]]

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