Basirhat

Basirhat is a city and a Greater Municipal Urban Agglomeration region of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Basirhat
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Basirhat Rabindra Saikat Park.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Rabindra Saikat Park, located in the banks of Ichamati river, Basirhat City
Settlement.pushpin_map: India West Bengal#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in West Bengal, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_name2: North 24 Parganas
Settlement.founder: East India Company
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.governing_body: Basirhat Municipality
Settlement.leader_title: Municipality Chairman
Settlement.leader_name: Aditi Roychowdhury Mitra
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Wikidata facts

Population: 125254
Elevation: 6
Official website: www.basirhatmunicipality.in
Households: 29276
Dialing code: 3217

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postal code: 743411
literate population: 99633
illiterate population: 25621
male population: 63223
female population: 62031

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Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Location
Area overview
Urban structure
Neighborhoods
Climate
Natural disasters
Tropical Cyclones
Earthquake
Tornado
Hailstorm
Demographics
Greater Basirhat Urban Agglomeration
Art and Culture
Durga puja
Celebrations
Traditions
Kali Puja and Diwali
Cultural centers
Literature
Cuisine
Transport
Road
Railway
Infrastructure
Parks
Shopping and Amenities
Civic administration
Municipality
Police station
Communal Incidents
CD block HQ
Education
Colleges
Schools
English Medium Schools
Bengali Medium Schools
Healthcare
Notable people
See also
External links
References

Basirhat is a city and a Greater Municipal Urban Agglomeration region of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves as the headquarters of the Basirhat subdivision and is the largest city in the eastern part of North 24 Parganas. Established on April 1, 1869, Basirhat is one of the oldest municipal boards in West Bengal. There's a proposal to carve out a new Basirhat district from the existing North 24 Parganas district. The district headquarters is planned to be in the city of Basirhat. The city is famous for Durga Puja and home of more than 100 durga puja committees.

Basirhat ranks among the cleanest cities of India, in terms of waste management, according to a survey held by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs of Central Government of India. Basirhat is the first city of West Bengal to launch QR code based geo tagging system for real time monitoring of waste management.