North 24 Parganas
North 24 Parganas, the most populous district of West Bengal, is also one of the state's most diverse districts, from the sprawling suburbs along the Hooghly River to the rural borderlands along the Ichamati River.Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Barasat and Naihati.
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.
Naihati
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Naihati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.
Barrackpore
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Barrackpore or Barrackpur is a cantonment town in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. The oldest cantonment of India, Barrackpore was the birthplace of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and is popular among Kolkata residents for its restaurants serving the Kolkata biryani.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Panihati and Bangaon.
Panihati
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Panihati is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.
Bangaon
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Bangaon or Bongaon is a town of 110,000 people in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. It acts as a stopover to places like Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary and Petrapole.
Basirhat
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Basirhat is a city in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. Along the banks of the Ichamati River and close to the Bangladesh border, the city is famous widely for its Durga Puja.
Kanchrapara
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Kanchrapara is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.
Khardaha
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Khardaha or Khardah is a temple town in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. It is a pilgrimage site of the Vaishnava denomination of Hinduism.
Halisahar
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Halisahar is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.
Gobardanga
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A town in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, Gobardanga has a wide prevailing history. Gobardanga had been governed by Brahmin Zamindars of bharadwaj gotra in pre-old days.
Dhanyakuria
Dhanyakuria is a town in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. The town is best known for the Gaine Castle, an example of a blend of Indian and European architectures.Taki
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Taki is a town in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. A border town on the Ichhamati River, Taki is a scenic spot with beautiful views of the river.
Shyamnagar
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Shyamnagar is a neighbourhood in Bhatpara of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.
Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary
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Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as the Parmadan Forest, is a popular picnic spot in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. It is considered a beautiful place for spending a fun-filled weekend trip.
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.
Haroa
Haroa is a town in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, famous for the shrine of Pir Gorachand, also known as Gorai Ghazi.North 24 Parganas
- Type: district of India with 10,000,000 residents
- Description: district in West Bengal, India
- Also known as: “North 24 Parganas district” and “Uttar 24 Parganas”
- Neighbors: Hooghly district, Howrah, Nadia, and South 24 Parganas
- Location: South Bengal, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
Population
10,000,000Wikidata ID
Q338425
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“North 24 Parganas” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شمال بارجانس”
- Asturian: “distritu de North 24 Parganas”
- Asturian: “North 24 Parganas (distritu)”
- Asturian: “North 24 Parganas”
- Basque: “North 24 Parganas barrutia”
- Bengali: “উত্তর ২৪ পরগণা জেলা”
- Bengali: “উত্তর চব্বিশ পরগনা জেলা”
- Bengali: “উত্তর চব্বিশ পরগনা”
- Bhojpuri: “उत्तरी २४ परगना जिला”
- Catalan: “districte de North 24 Parganas”
- Cebuano: “North 24 Parganas”
- Chinese: “Uttar 24 Parganas”
- Chinese: “北24區縣”
- Dutch: “Uttar 24 Parganas”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شمال بارجانس”
- French: “district de North 24 Parganas”
- French: “District de North 24 Parganas”
- German: “North 24 Parganas”
- German: “Uttar 24 Pargana”
- Gujarati: “ઉત્તર ૨૪ પરગણા જિલ્લો”
- Hindi: “उत्तर 24 परगना जिला”
- Hindi: “उत्तर २४ परगना जिला”
- Hindi: “उत्तर २४ परगना”
- Italian: “distretto dei 24 Pargana Nord”
- Italian: “Distretto dei 24 Pargana Nord”
- Japanese: “北24パルガナー県”
- Kashmiri: “وۄتُر 24 پرگنہٕ ضِلہٕ”
- Malayalam: “നോർത്ത് 24 പർഗാനാസ് ജില്ല”
- Marathi: “उत्तर २४ परगणा जिल्हा”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Uttar 24 Parganas”
- Nepali: “उत्तर २४ परगना जिल्ला”
- Newari: “उत्तर २४ परगना जिल्ला”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “North 24 Parganas”
- Norwegian: “North 24 Parganas”
- Oriya: “ଉତ୍ତର ୨୪ ପରଗଣା ଜିଲ୍ଲା”
- Panjabi: “ਉੱਤਰ 24 ਪਰਗਨਾ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
- Persian: “ناحیه بیست و چهار پرگنه شمالی”
- Portuguese: “Distrito de 24 Parganas norte”
- Russian: “Северные 24 парганы”
- Sanskrit: “उत्तर २४ परगणामण्डलम्”
- Santali: “ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱒᱔ ᱯᱟᱨᱜᱟᱱᱟ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
- Santali: “ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱒᱔ ᱯᱚᱨᱜᱚᱱᱟ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
- Scots: “North 24 Parganas destrict”
- Spanish: “Distrito de 24 Parganas norte”
- Spanish: “Distrito de 24 Parganas Septentrional”
- Swedish: “Uttar 24 Parganas”
- Tamil: “வடக்கு 24 பர்கனா மாவட்டம்”
- Telugu: “ఉత్తర 24 పరగణాలు జిల్లా”
- Telugu: “ఉత్తర 24 పరగణాలు”
- Urdu: “شمالی 24 پرگنہ ضلع”
- Vietnamese: “Bắc 24 Parganas”
- Western Panjabi: “ضلع اتلا 24 پرگنہ”
- “उत्तरी 24 परगना जिला”
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