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Kokapur, West Bengal

Kokapur is a census town in the Barasat I CD block of the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Location

Kokapur is located at .

Kokapur, Chak Barbaria, Barbaria, Berunanpukuria and Jagannathpur form a loose cluster of villages and census towns along State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road), close to Barasat.

Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block.

Area overview

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta. The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels. 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.

<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>

Demographics

India census, Kokapur had a population of 6,317; of this, 3,248 are male, 3,069 female. It has an average literacy rate of 82.34%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.

Infrastructure

As per District Census Handbook 2011, Kokapur covered an area of 1.4826&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It had 9 primary schools and 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school and senior secondary were 2&nbsp;km away at Nilganj. The nearest degree college was 1&nbsp;km away at Berunanpukuria. The nearest hospital was 8&nbsp;km away, the nearest family welfare centre 5&nbsp;km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare centre 5&nbsp;km away, and the nearest maternity home 15&nbsp;km away.

Transport

State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road) passes through Kokapur.

The nearest railway stations are Barasat Junction railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line and Barrackpore railway station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.

See also

Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.

References