Koyra is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Koyra is located at '
Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD block.
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>
India census, Koyra had a population of 11,615; of this, 5,789 are male, 5,826 female. It has an average literacy rate of 68.72%, lower than the national average of 74.04%.
As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Koyra covered an area of 1.5657 km<sup>2</sup>. It had 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 senior secondary schools. The nearest hospital was available 4 km away, the nearest dispensary/ health centre (without any beds) 1 km away, the nearest family welfare centre 8 km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare centre 8 km away and the nearest maternity home 8 km away.
Karea Kadambagachhi railway station is on the Barasat-Hasnabad line, which is part the Kolkata Suburban Railway railway system.
Koyra is beside the State Highway 2 (locally known as Taki Road).
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.
Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.