North 24 Parganas district (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs) is a district in southern
West Bengal, of eastern
India. North 24 Parganas extends in the [tropical zone] 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.