North 24 Parganas

Kolkata (Bengali: কলকাতা Kolkātā, Hindi: कोलकाता Kolkātā), formerly and still fondly called Calcutta, is the largest city in eastern India and the capital of the state of West Bengal. Once the capital of the British Raj till 1911, Kolkata is said to have been built on three villages along the Hooghly River, a distributary of the mighty Ganges.

Western North 24 Parganas covers the western part of the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, corresponding to much of the district's Barrackpore subdivision. The southern parts of Barrackpore subdivision are covered under the Northern Suburbs of Kolkata.

Central North 24 Parganas covers the central part of the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, corresponding to Barasat Sadar subdivision.

Eastern North 24 Parganas covers the eastern part of the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, along the Ichhamati River. It covers Bangaon and Basirhat subdivisions.