Kokapur, West Bengal
Kokapur is a census town in the Barasat I CD block of the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography. Location. Kokapur is located at . Kokapur, Chak Barbaria, 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, Kokapur had a population of 6,317; of this, 3,248 are male, 3,069 female. It has an average literacy rate of 82.34%, higher than the national average of 74.04%. Infrastructure. As per District Census Handbook 2011, Kokapur covered an area of 1.4826 km. It  had 9 primary schools and 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school and senior secondary were 2 km away at Nilganj. The nearest degree college was 1 km away at Berunanpukuria. The nearest hospital was 8 km away, the nearest family welfare centre 5 km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare centre 5 km away, and the nearest maternity home 15 km away. Transport. State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road) passes through Kokapur. The nearest railway stations are Barasat Junction railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line and Barrackpore railway station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line . Healthcare. North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. See also. Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.