Chak Barbaria
Chak Barbaria is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography. Location. Chak Barbaria is located at . Chak Barbaria, Kokapur, Barbaria, Berunanpukuria and Jagannathpur form a loose cluster of villages and census towns along State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road), close to Barasat. Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block. Area overview. The area covered in the map  alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta. The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas. Demographics. India census, Chak Barbaria had a population of 8,088; of this, 4,085 are male, 4,003female. It has an average literacy rate of 73.4%, lower than the national average of 74.04%. Infrastructure. As per District Census Handbook 2011, Chak Barbaria covered an area of  0.5436 km. It had 1 primary school, the nearest middle school, secondary school and senior secondary school were 2 km away at Barasat. Chak Barbaria had a hospital with 10 beds. Transport. Local roads link Chak Barbaria to both National Highway 12 (old number NH 34) and State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road). The nearest railway station is Barasat Junction railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line. Healthcare. North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.