Barrackpur Cantonment

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Barrackpur Cantonment v • d • e West Bengal • India
District(s)	North 24 Parganas
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population	22,014 (2001)

Coordinates: ° N ° E

Barrackpur Cantonment is a cantonment town under Barrackpore subdivision ^[1]in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Barrackpur Cantonment had a population of 22,014. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Barrackpur Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Reference

1. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns

[edit] See also

Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district

• Bangaon subdivision • Bangaon | Petrapole | Sonatikiri | • Barasat Sadar subdivision • Ashoknagar Kalyangarh | Bara Bamonia | Barasat | Gobardanga | Guma | Habra | Hridaypur | Madhyamgram | Maslandapur | Nebadhai Duttapukur | Nokpul | Raigachhi | Rajarhat | • Barrackpore subdivision • Baranagar | Barrackpore | Barrackpur Cantonment | Bhatpara | Chandpur | Dakshineswar | Dum Dum | Durganagar | Garshyamnagar | Garulia | Halisahar | Ichapore | Ichhapur Defence Estate | Jafarpur | Jagatdal | Jetia | Kamarhati | Kanchrapara | Kaugachhi | Khardaha | Muragachha | Naihati | New Barrackpur | North Barrackpur | North Dumdum | Panihati | Patulia | Ruiya | Sodepur | South Dumdum | Talbandha | Titagarh | • Basirhat subdivision • Baduria | Basirhat | Dhanyakuria | Taki | • Bidhannagar subdivision • Bidhan Nagar |