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{{Short description|City in West Bengal, India}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Barasat
| other_name         = 
| settlement_type    = City
| image_skyline      = Barasat Cancer Research & Welfare Centre - Barasat 2011-05-01 1050798.JPG
| image_alt          = 
| image_caption      = Streets of Barasat
| nickname           = 
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates        = {{coord|22.72|N|88.48|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Administrative divisions of West Bengal|Division]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[District]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flagicon image|Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png}} [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Presidency division|Presidency]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[North 24 parganas]]
| established_title  = <!-- Established -->
| established_date   = 
| founder            = 
| named_for          = 
| government_type    = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body     = Barasat Municipality<ref name="Barasat Municipality">{{cite web|title=Barasat Municipality|url=http://www.barasatmunicipality.org/AboutBarasat.html|access-date=14 August 2019|archive-date=12 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512161110/http://www.barasatmunicipality.org/AboutBarasat.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| leader_title1      = Chairman
| leader_name1       = Asani Mukhopadhyay
| unit_pref          = Metric
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_total_km2     = 34.06
| area_rank          = 
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 11
| population_total   = 278,435
| population_as_of   = 2011
| population_footnotes = 
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank    = 
| population_demonym = 
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1          = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1        = +5:30
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code        = 700124, 700125, 700126, 700127
| area_code          = +91 (0) 33
| area_code_type     = Telephone code
| registration_plate = WB-25, WB-26
| blank1_name_sec1   = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1   = [[Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barasat]]
| website            = {{URL|north24parganas.nic.in/}}
{{URL|barasatmunicipality.org/}}
| footnotes          = 
| leader_title2      = MP
| leader_name2       = [[Kakali Ghosh Dastidar]]
| leader_title3      = MLA
| leader_name3       = [[Chiranjeet Chakraborty]]
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| blank2_name_sec1   = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1   = [[Barasat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barasat]]
| official_name      = 
| native_name        = {{lang|bn|বারাসাত}}
}}
'''Barasat''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɑ:|r|ɑː|s|ɑː|t|}}) is a city and a municipality of [[North 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|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]] (KMDA).<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.cmdaonline.com/kma.html| title =Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area| access-date =2007-09-03| publisher =Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000049/http://www.cmdaonline.com/kma.html| archive-date =2007-09-28}}</ref>

==History==
During the [[Mughal Empire]] period, Sankar Chakraborty (a commander of the [[zamindar]] [[Pratapaditya]] and king of [[Jessore District|Jessore]] in present-day Bangladesh) came to Barasat, Kolkata in 1600 and established himself. In 1700, Hazarat Ekdil Shah moved to the town and was known as a social reformer. His tomb, in Kazipara, is a pilgrimage site for the Muslim community. Pratapaditya made his way to Kolkata from Jessore; Sirajudullah went to Kolkata from Murshidabad via Barasat on a road which became two national highways.

Under the [[British Raj]], [[East India Company]] officials from Calcutta (Kolkata) made Barasat a weekend retreat and built houses with gardens. [[Warren Hastings]] built his villa in the heart of Barasat and [[Bankim Chandra Chatterjee]] was the town's first Indian deputy magistrate.

[[Indigo dye|Indigo cultivation]] was a major industry and indigo merchants were known for their inhumane treatment of farmers. [[Titumir]], a farmer, fomented a revolution against indigo merchants in Barasat. [[Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar]], [[Pyari Charan Sarkar]] and [[Kalikrishna Mitra]] were known for social reformation in the town, including women's education and widow remarriage. During the early nineteenth century, Barasat Cadet College trained new recruits and cadets from Europe; the college closed in 1811.<ref name="gazetteer">{{cite book|last=Hunter|first=William Wilson|title=The Imperial Gazetteer of India|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924081223301|publisher=Trübner & co.|year=1885|page=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924081223301/page/n132 123]}}</ref><ref name="Book">{{cite book|last=Wheeler|first=Mortimer |title=The Cambridge History of India|publisher=Cambridge University Press (CUP)|year=1935|page=161}}</ref>

From 1834 to 1861, Barasat was the seat of Barasat District. The district became a subdivision of the Twenty-four Parganas district in 1861,<ref name="gazetteer"/> and Barasat is the headquarters of [[North 24 Parganas district]].<ref name="Barasat">{{cite web|url=http://jnnurmwestbengal.gov.in/PDF/ULB_ProfilesPDF/Barasat/Barasat%20muni%20profile.pdf |title=Barasat |publisher=jnnurmwestbengal.gov.in |access-date=5 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402174619/http://jnnurmwestbengal.gov.in/PDF/ULB_ProfilesPDF/Barasat/Barasat%20muni%20profile.pdf |archive-date=2 April 2012}}</ref>

=={{anchor|Geography}}Geography==
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===Location===
Barasat is located in eastern India's [[Ganges Delta]]. The Bangladesh border, at [[Petrapole]], is {{convert|70|–|80|km}} from the city.

Its average elevation is {{convert|11|m}}. The nearest river is the [[Ganges]], about {{convert|15|km}} to the west, and it is on the [[Gangetic plain]].

===Area overview===
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain, located in the lower [[Ganges Delta]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf |title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Page 13 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 16 April 2018}}</ref> The area is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.<ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7Hkj2xOrEwkC&q=24+parganas+district+gazetteer&pg=PA1|title = Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas|last = LSS O’Malley|pages=1–4|year = 2009| publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn = 9788172681937| access-date = 3 May 2018 }}</ref> 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.<ref name=handbook2013>{{cite web  |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |title = District Statistical Handbook  |work = North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b  |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  |access-date = 2 May 2018  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |archive-date = 2019-01-21  |url-status = dead  }}</ref>

<small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>

===Climate===
Barasat has a [[tropical]] climate similar to the rest [[West Bengal]]. The region experiences a [[monsoon]] from early June to mid-September. The climate is dry in winter (mid-November to mid-February) and humid in summer. January is the coldest month and May is the hottest month in Barasat. Months of July and August produces most rainfall in Barasat.<ref name="en.climate-data.org">{{Cite web|title=Barasat climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Barasat weather averages - Climate-Data.org|url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/west-bengal/barasat-47623/#climate-graph|access-date=2021-05-30|website=en.climate-data.org}}</ref>

{{Kolkata weatherbox}}Barasat has a [[tropical]] climate similar to the rest [[West Bengal]]. The region experiences a [[monsoon]] from early June to mid-September. The climate is dry in winter (mid-November to mid-February) and humid in summer. January is the coldest month and May is the hottest month in Barasat. Months of July and August produces most rainfall in Barasat.<ref name="en.climate-data.org"/>

==Demographics==

{{Historical population
| source = [[Government of India]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Census Tables |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>
|1901 | 8634
|1911 | 8790
|1921 | 8211
|1931 | 8672
|1941 | 11230
|1951 | 16027
|1961 | 43138
|1971 | 64097
|1981 | 101395
|1991 | 160044
|2001 | 231521
|2011 | 278435
|align = left
}}

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|title=Religion in Barasat municipality (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Bengal |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11396/download/14509/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in West Bengal|Hinduism]]|darkorange|87.23}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in West Bengal|Islam]]|green|11.98}}
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According to the [[2011 Census of India|2011 Indian census]], Barasat had a total population of 278,435; 140,822 (51%) were males and 137,613 (49%) females, and 22,605 were under age six. The literacy rate was 89.62 percent of the population over age six (229,279 people).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html|title=2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables|work=West Bengal – District-wise|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India|access-date=29 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="census4-2011">{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42559/download/46185/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistTwn-0000.xlsx|title=Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Town (Without Ward), 2011.|publisher=Census of India 2011|format=XLSX|access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> The town's population increased from 231,521 in 2001.<ref name="census-2001">{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/20038/download/23170/PC01_A04_0.xls|title=A-4: Towns and urban agglomerations classified by population size class in 2001 With Variation since 1901 - Class I|page=9|publisher=Census Commission of India|format=XLS|access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> The literacy rate that year was 76 percent, higher than the national average of 54.5 percent.<ref name="census-2001-literacy">{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/22642/download/25773/PC01_C13_APP_00.xls|title=C-13 Appendix: Single year age returns by residence, sex and literacy status|publisher=Census Commission of India|format=XLS|access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> Of the literate population, 52 percent were male and 48 percent female.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref><ref name="census4-2011"></ref> Barasat was part of the [[List of cities in West Bengal by population#Urban agglomeration|Kolkata Urban Agglomeration]] in the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf | title= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | work= Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh |publisher=  Census of India 2011  | access-date = 30 May 2018}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Barasat (2011)<ref name="language"/>
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According to the 2011 census, 97.64% of the population spoke [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and 1.82% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10245/download/13357/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue (Urban): West Bengal |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

[[File:Barasat kalipuja guidemap-2018.jpg|thumb|Guide map of some famous [[Kali Puja]] in Barasat]]

==Economy==
Cotton weaving is Barasat's major industry, and the town is a trade centre for rice, legumes, sugarcane, potatoes, and coconuts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Barasat|title=Barasat {{!}} India|work=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=2017-11-23|language=en}}</ref> Now it is becoming a shopping destination with various malls including all major brands and multiplexes.

About 32,00,000 people commute daily from around the city to Barasat. Fifty-eight trains transport commuters from 24 stations in the town's Sealdah-Bangaon section and 32 trains carry commuters from 30 stations in the Seadah-Hasnabad section.<ref>{{cite web| url =  http://www.indiansss.org/pdf/pdfset-8/issueset-9/Art_017.pdf| title =  The Suburban Railway Network of Kolkata: A Geographical Apprisal| first =  Teesta| last =  Dey| publisher =  eTraverse, the Indian journal of spatial science, 2012| access-date =  3 June 2018| archive-url =  https://web.archive.org/web/20171118122331/http://indiansss.org/pdf/pdfset-8/issueset-9/Art_017.pdf| archive-date =  18 November 2017| url-status =  dead}}</ref>
[[File:House of Warren Hastings, Barasat.jpg|thumb|House of [[Warren Hastings]], Barasat]]

=={{anchor|Barasat Municipality}}Administration==
[[File:Circuit House Barasat.jpg|thumb|alt=Closed gate with an arch reading "Circuit House"|Front gate of Barasat Circuit House, a government guest house]]
Although Barasat Municipality was established on 1 April 1869, it had no independent existence until 1882. It was controlled by the magistrate office (and its magistrate), without a chairman. In 1882, Barasat Municipality was formed and a local government was created. Barasat Association, a citizen organization, donated land for the construction of municipal buildings.

Barasat is divided into 29 [[mouza]]s. There were originally four wards, later increasing to 18. After surrounding [[Panchayati raj (India)|panchayats]] were incorporated in 1995, the number of wards increased to 32. In 2015, before the municipal election, the number of wards increased to 35.<ref name="Barasat">{{cite web|url=http://jnnurmwestbengal.gov.in/PDF/ULB_ProfilesPDF/Barasat/Barasat%20muni%20profile.pdf |title=Barasat |publisher=jnnurmwestbengal.gov.in |access-date=5 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402174619/http://jnnurmwestbengal.gov.in/PDF/ULB_ProfilesPDF/Barasat/Barasat%20muni%20profile.pdf |archive-date=2 April 2012}}</ref>
Barasat is part of the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Area]], for which the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority|KMDA]] is the statutory planning and development authority.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kmdaonline.org/home/download/QVRNUU5QNW5kK1dCRDQ3V0pmRXBqQitJRU9kS1k1WEhRblBLdmc1ZVZNMW5WZlZRTHRLd0hxUHc4dlk2VWQ4WmhueGdBSURnc0w2OUZqZzl4WXFTRVE9PQ==|title=Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, Annual Report 2010-11|work=1/1 Kolkata Metropolitan Area Map|publisher=KMDA|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501182418/https://kmdaonline.org/home/download/QVRNUU5QNW5kK1dCRDQ3V0pmRXBqQitJRU9kS1k1WEhRblBLdmc1ZVZNMW5WZlZRTHRLd0hxUHc4dlk2VWQ4WmhueGdBSURnc0w2OUZqZzl4WXFTRVE9PQ==|url-status=usurped}}</ref> The KMDA manages the area's infrastructure development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kmdaonline.org/home/download/MTFVek5Lc3UrYmJ4R0xLM3ZqRTdKQWJlK2tJV3BicHZGNjB1Uldpa0JLTXM0RHd6Q29vWXViQlBLSmNPQkZsZW5hcDFwM1VaUTQwaHJlVDQ5NG5FeWc9PQ==|title=Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, Annual Report 2010-11|work=1 / 2 Role of KMDA|publisher=KMDA|access-date=4 June 2018|archive-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501182413/https://kmdaonline.org/home/download/MTFVek5Lc3UrYmJ4R0xLM3ZqRTdKQWJlK2tJV3BicHZGNjB1Uldpa0JLTXM0RHd6Q29vWXViQlBLSmNPQkZsZW5hcDFwM1VaUTQwaHJlVDQ5NG5FeWc9PQ==|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

The district court handles local and national cases. The Barasat police have a jurisdiction of {{convert|4.6|km2|sqmi}}, and serves a population of 417,663 in the Barasat municipal area. There are two police outposts (in Barasat and Badu), and a women's police station (in KNC Road, near Barasat Govt College)  in the town.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://n24pgspolice.in/home/police-station.php | title = North 24 Parganas Dist. Police | work = Know Your Police Station | publisher = District Police| access-date = 4 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607033433/http://n24pgspolice.in/home/police-station.php | archive-date=7 June 2018 | url-status=dead}}</ref>

==={{anchor|Zilla Parishad (District Council)}}Zilla Parishad (district council)===
The Zilla Parishad of North 24 Parganas was founded on 26 June 1986, with the north–south bifurcation of the [[24 Parganas]] district. The highest tier of the three-tier [[panchayati raj]] system, its headquarters are at Barasat. It has six riverine [[Panchayat samiti (block)|panchayat samitis]] in the [[Sundarbans]], which has a saline tract on one side and rich alluvial tracts of the [[Ichamati River]] basin and industrial belt of Barrackpore on the other side. Its territory extends on the east to the Bangladesh border.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://north24parganas.gov.in/n24p/zp/page.php?nm=Zilla_Parishad|title=Barasat Zilla Parishad|publisher=north24parganas.gov.in|access-date=21 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003035942/http://north24parganas.gov.in/n24p/zp/page.php?nm=Zilla_Parishad|archive-date=3 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=={{anchor|Notable persons}}Notable residents==
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[[Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay]] was the deputy magistrate of 24 Parganas during the 19th century. [[Graves Haughton]] became a [[cadet]] in 1808, and received his first commission on 13 March 1810 from Barasat cadet institution. Haughton was fluent in Indian (Hindustani) languages, and received the sword of merit and a monetary award from the Barasat institution. He studied regional languages at the College of Fort William in Calcutta, receiving seven medals, three degrees of honor and monetary awards for proficiency in Arabic, Persian, Hindustani (Hindi), Sanskrit and Bengali. Haughton was a lieutenant, a noted orientalist, a Knight of The Royal Guelphic Order, a member of the Asiatic Society and a published author.<ref>Dictionary of National Biography</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=June 2024}}<ref>http://odnb2.ifactory.com/view/article/12611{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

== Educational Institutes ==

* The city of Barasat comprises various education institutions ranging from pre-schools, secondary schools, high schools, colleges and universities. It has both government funded institutions and privately operated institutions.

=== Schools ===
* Barasat Peary Charan Sarkar Government High School
* The Central Modern School
* [https://www.kalyanipublicschool.org/ Kalyani Public School]
* [https://adityaacademysecondary.com/ Aditya Academy Secondary]
* [https://auxiliumbarasat.org/ Auxilium Convent School]
* [http://www.sudhirmemorialinstitute.com/ Sudhir Memorial School]
* [[Nabapally Boys' High School|Nabapally Boy's High School]]
* [https://www.narayanaschools.in/west-bengal/barasat Narayana School]
* [https://bds.school/ Bodhisukha School]
* Purba Barasat Adarsha Bidyapeeth
* [https://www.dpsbarasat.com/ Delhi Public School]
* [[Kalikrishna Girls' High School|Kalikrishna Girls School]] (First school for female education in Indian subcontinent)
* [https://adamasworldschool.org/ Adamas School]
* [https://www.barasatigmhs.org/ Barasat Indira Gandhi Memorial High School]
* [https://calcuttapublicschools.com/ Calcutta Public School]
* Barasat Mahatma Gandhi Memorial High School

=== Colleges & Universities ===
* [[Adamas University]]
* [[Barasat College]]
* [[Barasat Government College]]
* [[Barasat Government Medical College and Hospital]]
* [[Brainware University]]
* [[Camellia School of Engineering & Technology]]
* [[Eminent College of Pharmaceutical Technology]]
* [[West Bengal State University]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{EB1911 poster|Barasat}}
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Kolkata/Northern fringes}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101201022621/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/FrameTable4_11.htm Census 2001 data]

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