Basirhat
Basirhat
(বসিরহাট) | |
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Municipal Area | |
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| Nickname: Gateway to the Sundarbans | |
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| Coordinates: 22°39′40″N 88°51′58″E / 22.66111°N 88.86611°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Basirhat Municipal Office |
| • Chairman | Currently there is no chairman elected. Jasleen Kaur, IAS (SDO) was appointed and continues to serve as the official Administrator overseeing the civic body's operations temporarily. |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.50 km2 (8.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 125,254 |
| • Density | 5,567/km2 (14,420/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| • Native | Bengali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743411, 743412, 743422 |
| Area code | 3217 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-21 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Basirhat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar |
| Website | https://basirhatmunicipality.in |
Basirhat is a city and a Greater Municipal Urban Agglomeration region of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves as the headquarters of the Basirhat subdivision and is the largest city in the eastern part of North 24 Parganas. Established on 1 April 1869, Basirhat is one of the oldest municipal boards in the Bengal Province. The city is famous for Durga Puja and home of more than 100 durga puja committees.
Basirhat ranks among the cleanest cities of India, in terms of waste management, according to a survey held by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs of Central Government of India. Basirhat is the first city of West Bengal to launch QR code based geo tagging system for real time monitoring of waste management.
Basirhat is officially set to become a new district. It was announced by Swapan Dasgupta, Finance Minister of West Bengal during the West Bengal state budget presentation of financial year 2026-27. It will be carved out of the existing North 24 Parganas district