North 24 Parganas and Basirhat - district in West Bengal, India

The Ichhamati River in Taki North 24 Parganas and Basirhat are two districts of West Bengal. They were used to be a single district till 2023, when it was split into two.

Cities

  • Bangaon — a town near the Bangladesh border

  • Berachampa — best known for Chandraketugarh, a historic site

  • Gobardanga

  • Petrapole — a town at the Bangladesh border

  • Taki — a border town on the Ichhamati River, Taki is a scenic spot with beautiful views of the river

Other destinations

Understand

Get in

A pair of local trains in Hasnabad railway station

By train

Both North 24 Parganas and Basirhat are part of Kolkata's extensive suburban railway network. There are local trains not only from Kolkata but also from neighbouring districts.

Get around

See and do

Eat and drink

Stay safe

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North 24 Parganas district

north24parganas.gov.in/n24p/index.php
Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:Asia/KolkataPopulation:10.0 MCoordinates:22.69, 88.66

West Bengal

Primary administrative division

India

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