| Kokapur | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.7542°N 88.4428°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | North 24 Parganas |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.48 |
| Population Total: | 6,317 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 700126 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91 33 |
| Registration Plate: | WB |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Barasat |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Iso Code: | IN-WB |
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.
Kokapur is located at 22.7542°N 88.4428°W.
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.[1] [2]
Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block.[3]
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[4] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[5] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[6]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
India census, Kokapur had a population of 6,317; of this, 3,248 are male, 3,069 female.[7] It has an average literacy rate of 82.34%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.
As per District Census Handbook 2011, Kokapur covered an area of 1.4826 km2. 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.[8]
State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road) passes through Kokapur.[2]
The nearest railway stations are Barasat Junction railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line and Barrackpore railway station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line.[9] [2] [10]
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[11]
Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.[1]