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Barasat city is in the northern outer periphery of Kolkata city, in West Bengal, India, facing problems of unplanned urbanization in a short span of time after getting declared as district head quarter town within the jurisdiction of Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It has a total area of 31.41 km² and extends between 88°27’ E and 88°31’E longitude and between 22°40’58” N and 22°44’44”N latitude (Figure 1.1). There are 32 wards in Barasat municipality. The growth rate of population in this town is very high and approximates around 3.5% per year. As per the provisional reports of census of India, population of Barasat in 2011 is 283,443. Barasat has a population density of 9,023 persons/km².