Kanchrapara is a city and a municipality under Bijpur police station of Barrackpore subdivision[2] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.[3] It is the northernmost city of North 24 Parganas and shares its border with Kalyani, Halisahar, and the river Hooghly river flows to its north.Kanchrapara is located at 22.56N 88.26E.[5] It has an average elevation of 10 metres . As of 2011 Indian census, the total population in the town is 122181, with 61770 males and 60411 Females.[1] Kanchrapara has an average literacy rate of 90.8%, higher than the national average of 74.04%:[6] male literacy is 94.51%, and female literacy is 87.02%. The population includes 8532 persons under 6 years of age.
Murshidabad , Howarh , Siliguri , Darjeeling , Asansol , Coochbehar , Jalpaiguri , Kharagpur , Dalkhola , Jangipara , Chinsurah , Haldia , Jamuria , Ashoknagar , Burdwan
