North 24 Parganas district (Bengali: উত্তর চব্বিশ পরগণা জেলা) is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the from latitude 22º11'6" north to 23º15'2" north and from longitude 88º20' east to 89º5' east. It is bordered to Nadia by north, to Bangladesh (Khulna Division) by north and east, to South 24 Parganas and Kolkata by south and to Kolkata, Howrah and Hoogly by west. Barasat is the district headquarters of North 24 Parganas.
North 24 Parganas is West Bengal's most populous district. It is also the tenth-largest district in the State by area and second-most populated district in the country, after Thane district of Maharashtra.
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