Barrackpur Cantonment

Barrackpore Cantonment is a town and a cantonment board in Kolkata in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

The military station of Barrackpore came into being in 1765. It is the oldest cantonment in India.

96% of the population of Barrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside) live in urban areas. In 2011, it had a density of population of 10,967 per km² The subdivision has 16 municipalities and 24 census towns.

For most of the cities/ towns information regarding density of population is available in the Infobox. Population data is not available for neighbourhoods. It is available for the entire municipal area and thereafter ward-wise.

All places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map.

Barrackpur Cantonment is bounded by North Barrackpur on the north, Barrackpore on the east and south, and the Hooghly River on the west.

Barrackpore police station under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Barrackpur Cantonment Board.

As per the 2011 Census of India, Barrckpore Cantonment Board had a total population of 17,380, of which 8,872 (51%) were males and 8,508 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,447. The total number of literates in Barrackpore CB was 14,096 (88.47% of the population over 6 years).