Barrackpore II is an administrative division in Barrackpore subdivision

Barrackpore subdivision

Barrackpore subdivision , is a subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of sixteen municipalities , one Cantonment Board ,...

 of North 24 Parganas district

North 24 Parganas district

North 24 Parganas district is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the [tropical zone] from latitude 22º11'6" north to 23º15'2" north and from longitude 88º20' east to 89º5' east...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

. Titagarh, Khardah and Ghola police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Karna Madhabpur.There are six census towns in this block: Jafarpur

Jafarpur

Jafarpur is a census town under Titagarh police station of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Jafarpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 2 metres ....

, Talbandha

Talbandha

Talbandha is a census town under Ghola police station of Barrackpore subdivision.in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Talbandha is located at .-Demographics:...

, Muragachha

Muragachha

Muragachha is a census town under Ghola police station of Barrackpore subdivision.in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Muragachha is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...

, Patulia

Patulia

Patulia is a census town under Khardaha police station of Barrackpore subdivisionin North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Patulia is located at .-Demographics:...

, Ruiya

Ruiya

Ruiya is a census town under Khardaha police station of Barrackpore subdivisionin North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Ruyia is located at .-Demographics:...

 and Chandpur

Chandpur, Ghola

Chandpur is a census town under Ghola police station of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Chandpur is located at .-Demographics:...

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Geography

Muragachha, a census town in Barrackpore II block, is located at 22.69°N 88.42°E.

Barrackpore II community development block

Community Development Block in India

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 has an area of 30.22 sq km.

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Barrackpore II block/ panchayat samiti are:Bandipur, Bilkanda–II, Patulia, Bilkanda–I, Mohanpur and Sewli.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Barrackpore II block has a total population of 158,778 out of which 82,573 were males and 76,205 were females. Barrackpore II block registered a population growth of -25.44 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 22.40 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.