24 Parganas

24 Parganas
Clockwise from top: Gangasagar Kapilmuni Temple, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Pailan, Matua Mahasangha, Royal Bengal Tiger in the Sundarbans, Jatar Deul, Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Location of 24 Parganas district in West Bengal
Coordinates: 22°10′53″N 88°32′16″E / 22.1815262°N 88.53780484°E / 22.1815262; 88.53780484
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
HeadquartersAlipore
Government
  SubdivisionsAlipore Sadar, Baruipur, Bidhannagar, Barrackpore, Barasat, Bangaon, Basirhat, Canning, Diamond Harbour, Kakdwip
  CD BlocksThakurpukur Maheshtala, Budge Budge I, Budge Budge II, Bishnupur I, Bishnupur II, Bhangar I, Bhangar II, Sonarpur, Baruipur, Jaynagar I, Jaynagar II, Kultali, Rajarhat, Barrackpore I, Barrackpore II, Barasat I, Barasat II, Amdanga, Deganga, Habra I, Habra II, Bagdah, Bangaon, Gaighata, Baduria, Swarupnagar, Basirhat I, Basirhat II, Haroa, Hasnabad, Hingalganj, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali I, Sandeshkhali II, Canning I, Canning II, Basanti, Gosaba, Falta, Magrahat I, Magrahat II, Diamond Harbour I, Diamond Harbour II, Mandirbazar, Mathurapur I, Mathurapur II, Kulpi, Kakdwip, Namkhana, Patharpratima, Sagar
  Lok Sabha constituenciesBangaon, Barrackpore, Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin
  Vidhan Sabha constituenciesBagda, Bangaon Uttar, Bangaon Dakshin, Gaighata, Swarupnagar, Baduria, Habra, Ashoknagar, Amdanga, Bijpur, Naihati, Bhatpara, Jagatdal, Noapara, Barrackpore, Khardaha, Dum Dum Uttar, Panihati, Kamarhati, Baranagar, Dum Dum, Madhyamgram, Barasat, Rajarhat New Town, Bidhannagar, Rajarhat Gopalpur, Deganga, Haroa, Minakhan, Sandeshkhali, Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar, Hingalganj, Gosaba, Basanti, Kultali, Patharpratima, Kakdwip, Sagar, Kulpi, Raidighi, Mandirbazar, Jaynagar, Baruipur Purba, Canning Paschim, Canning Purba, Baruipur Paschim, Magrahat Purba, Magrahat Paschim, Diamond Harbour, Falta, Satgachia, Bishnupur, Sonarpur Dakshin, Bhangar, Sonarpur Uttar, Behala Purba, Maheshtala, Budge Budge, Metiaburuz, Jadavpur, Tollyganj, Kasba, Behala Paschim
Area
  Total
14,136 km2 (5,458 sq mi)
Population
 (1981)
  Total
10,739,439
  Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
  Urban
4,169,482
Demographics
  Literacy46.17 per cent
  Sex ratio903 /
Languages
  OfficialBengali
  Additional officialEnglish
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitewww.24pgs.gov.in

24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs; abbr. 24 PGS), or sometimes Twenty Four Parganas, is a former district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Alipore. On 1 March 1986, the district was bifurcated into two separate districts namely North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas. It was the largest district of West Bengal by area and population at the time of bifurcation.