Agarwal Packers and Movers Barrackpore

Barrackpore (also known as Barrackpur) is a city and a municipality ofNorth 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority(KMDA). It is the headquarters of the Barrackpore subdivision. The total area covered by barrackpore is 10.61 kilometres square. The total population of Barrackpore is 152,784. The official languages of Barrackpore are English and Bengali. The name Barrackpore may have originated from the English word barracks, as it was the site of the first cantonment of the British East India Company. Barrackpore is bounded by North Barrackpur and Jaffarpur on the north, Mohanpur, Chak Kanthalia, Ruiya and Patulia on the east, Titagarh on the south, and the Hooghly and Barrackpur Cantonment on the west. Kolkata, also known as Calcutta, the official name until 2001 is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the city is approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication forNorth-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 4.5 million residents within the city limits, and a population of over 14.1 million residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan area, making it the third-most metropolitan area in India.

Climate

The minimum temperature is 26 degrees celsius. The maximum temperature is 34 degrees celsius. It experiences rainfalls slightly.

How to Reach

By Air : Barrackpore Air Force station is an Indian Air Force base located at Barrackpore. It is one of the oldest stations in the IAF, operating transport units. One of the Mi-17 squadrons is based here. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Dum Dum, Kolkata is the nearest airport.

By Train : Barrackpore has been serviced by rail since 1862. It takes about 35–40 minutes by suburban train to reach Barrackpore railway station from Sealdah station. The Sealdah-Ranaghat railway runs through this city and connects to Howrah, Bandel, Burdwan, Kalyani and Ranaghat. It is part of the Kolkata suburban railway system.

By Road : Barrackpore Trunk road(B.T. Road) (part of both SH 1 and SH 2) connects Barrackpore Chiriamore with Kolkata. Ghoshpara Road connects the Barrackpore railway station area with Kanchrapara and goes on to link with the adjacent district of Nadia. Surendranath Banerjee Road connects Monirampore with Barrackpore railway station area via Barrackpore Chiriamore. Barrackpore-Barasat Road (part of SH 2) starts at Lalkuthi and goes up to Barasat via Nilganj.

Closest Branch

The closest branch is located 26.5 kilometres by Road from Barrackpore and it takes around 1hr 17 minutes of time via road and 1hr 57 minutes via rail. The Proximity makes customers comfortable to call in to use their services book the most reliable packing and moving services and Check packers and movers bangalore cost.

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