Bhatpara

Bhatpara is a city and municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal, within the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. At the 2011 census of India the municipal area with its outgrowth had 386,019 residents, down from 441,956 at the 2001 census, and it covered 34.69 square kilometres according to the District Census Handbook. The jute industry shaped the city: Nafar Chandra Jute Mills was established in 1935 and Kanknarrah Company Limited in 1882, whose jute mill at Kankinarah started producing in 1883. Its average elevation is given as 12 metres.