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| governing_body                  = Basirhat Municipality
| governing_body                  = Basirhat Municipality
| leader_title                    = Municipality Chairman
| 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
| unit_pref                      = Metric
| area_footnotes                  = <ref>{{cite web|title=Basirhat Municipality|url=http://www.basirhatmunicipality.in/chairperson_desk.php?id=8}}</ref>
| 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]]
| blank2_info_sec1                = [[Basirhat Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Basirhat Dakshin]], [[Basirhat Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Basirhat Uttar]]
| official_name                  =  
| 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.
'''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&nbsp;km².


==Geography==
==Geography==
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|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-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-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 -->
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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>
<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===
===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>
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>
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 ==
==External links ==
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[[Category:Basirhat| ]]
[[Category:Basirhat| ]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Cities in West Bengal]]
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