Central North 24 Parganas

Central North 24 Parganas covers the central part of the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, corresponding to Barasat Sadar subdivision.

Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Barasat and Gobardanga.

Barasat

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Barasat is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Barasat Sadar subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.

Gobardanga

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Gobardanga, a town in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, has a wide prevailing history. Gobardanga had been governed by Brahmin Zamindars of bharadwaj gotra in pre-old days.

Berachampa

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Berachampa is a town in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, best known for Chandraketugarh, a 2,500-year old archaeological site.

Central North 24 Parganas

Type: subdivision of West Bengal
Description: Sub division of North 24 Pgns. West Bengal
Also known as: “Barasat Sadar subdivision”
Location: North 24 Parganas, South Bengal, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Central North 24 Parganas” goes by many names.

Bengali: “বারাসাত সদর মহকুমা”
Nepali: “बारसत सदर मह्कुमा”
Nepali: “बारासत सदर उपविभाग”
Western Panjabi: “تحصیل باراست صدر”

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