Agarpara

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Coordinates: 22°41′01″N 88°23′05″E / 22.6837°N 88.3846°E / 22.6837; 88.3846
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Agarpara
Neighbourhood
Panihati

Agarpara is a locality in

state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
(KMDA).Agarpara has two pincode area -(a)700058,(b)700109

History

In the past, a community named Aghore, who were specialized in boat making, used to live here. Earlier this place was known as Agrapalli, from where the name has been changed into Aagarpara.[1] Agarpara Union was officially established on 23 July 1867. Sen estate and Sen family had been the recorded oldest inhabitant of Agarpara. Also, Ghosh family of Tarapukur, Parbat family of East Station Road and Majumder family of North Station Road are the three oldest living families in this town.

Geography

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5km
3miles
River
Hooghly
Nilganj
N
Nilganj (N)
Karna Madhabpur
N
Karna Madhabpur (N)
Nimta
N
Nimta (N)
South Dumdum
M
South Dumdum (M)
North Dumdum
M
North Dumdum (M)
Dum Dum
MV
Dum Dum (M)
Baranagar
M
Baranagar (M)
Belgharia
N
Belgharia (N)
Kamarhati
M
Kamarhati (M)
New Barrackpore
M
Agarpara
N
Sodepur
N
Sodepur (N)
Teghari
CT
Teghari (CT)
Chandpur
CT
Chandpur (CT)
Talbandha
CT
Talbandha (CT)
Muragachha
CT
Muragachha (CT)
Bilkanda
CT
Bilkanda (CT)
Ghola
N
Ghola (N)
Panihati
M
Panihati (M)
Khardaha
M
Khardaha (M)
Titagarh
M
Titagarh (M)
Bandipur
CT
Bandipur (CT)
Patulia
CT
Patulia (CT)
Ruiya
CT
Ruiya (CT)
Chak Kanthalia
CT
Chak Kanthalia (CT)
Barrackpore
Cantonment
Barrackpore Cantonment
Barrackpore
M
Barrackpore (M)
Cities and towns in the southern portion of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town,
N: neighbourhood/ administrative location
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

96% of the population of Barrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside, all places marked in the map are linked in the full screen map) lives in urban areas. In 2011, it had a density of population of 10,967 per km2. The subdivision has 16 municipalities and 24 census towns.[2]

For most of the cities/ towns information regarding density of population is available in the Infobox. Population data is not available for neighbourhoods. It is available for the entire Municipal area and thereafter ward-wise.

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

The following Municipalities, Census Towns and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census:

Noapara (CT), Babanpur (CT), Teghari (CT), Nanna (OG), Chakla (OG), Srotribati (OG) and Panpur (OG).[3]

Agarpara is part of Panihati Municipality.[4]

Economy

Industry

Agarpara is the part of the Barrackpore Industrial Region. Factories like Texmaco Rail & Engineering, Duckback, Priya Biscuits operate their units here. Also, the Tractor India Ltd., Himani, Aditya Shukla movie Production, National Tobacco Company and numerous jute and cotton mills establish Agarpara as an enriched industrial town.[5]

Transport

Rail

Agarpara railway station is one of the busiest Railway stations on the Sealdah division main section. One can reach Agarpara by local Train within 20 minutes from Sealdah railway station.

Commuters

Around a total of 32 lakh people from all around the city commute to Kolkata daily for work. In the Sealdah-Krishnanagar section there are 34 trains that carry commuters from 30 railway stations. In the Sealdah-Shantipur section 32 trains carry commuters from 29 stations.[6]

Road and Ferry

There are frequent bus services which connect Agarpara to several neighbourhoods of

Howrah Station) etc. Tentultala bus stop is on the crossing of North Station Road and B.T. Road.[7] Also, the famous Nilgunj Road
goes through this town.

The town is connected to the other side of the Hooghly River by regular ferry service.

Education

Primary schools like Path Bhaban Shishu Shiksha Niketan,

AICTE.[8]
JIS University, a privately funded UGC recognised university is also situated in Agarpara.

References

  1. ^ "Panihati Municipality". Historical background. PM. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. ^ ":: Welcome to Panihati Municipality ::". Panihatimunicipality.in. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  5. hdl:10603/171357. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help
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  6. ^ Dey, Teesta. "The Suburban Railway Network of Kolkata: A Geographical Apprisal" (PDF). eTraverse, the Indian journal of spatial science, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  7. ^ Google maps
  8. ^ "Narula Institute of Technology". NIT. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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