Barasat - City in West Bengal, India

Barasat is a town at the northern fringes of Kolkata, West Bengal and the headquarters of North 24 Parganas district.

Get in

By train

By bus

See and do

  • Barasat Stadium (Barasat District Sports Stadium, Vidyasagar Krirangan), 22.7175°, 88.4787°. This football stadium is used mostly for Calcutta Football League matches. It is also used for several district-level, state-level and sometimes national level tournaments. 2022-07-25
  • Warren Hastings' House, 22.722332°, 88.488037°. 2022-09-22

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Eat and drink

Sleep

Budget: ₹1000, mid-range: ₹1000 to ₹3000, splurge: ₹3000 (standard double room).

Stay safe

For the past several years Barasat has, from time to time, been in the news for crime in general and against women in particular. The victims have generally been local people and life has gone on. However, those travelling to Barasat may keep a note of the emergency police number: 100.

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Barasat

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Postal code:700124Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:Asia/KolkataPopulation:278,435Coordinates:22.72, 88.48

North 24 Parganas district

2nd-order administrative division

West Bengal

Primary administrative division

India

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Population:1352.6 MDial code:+91Currency:Rupee (INR)Voltage:230 V, 50 Hz
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