Bhatpara is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

In the British era and afterwards, it had become an important industrial hub on Hoogly river bank, mainly for the high density of jute processing plants.

The main town is sandwiched between the Hoogly river in the west and railway track linking Sealdah and Krishnanagar in the east.

Bhatpara is bounded by Naihati and Dogachhia on the north, Panpur, Rambati, Mukundapur, Abhirampur, Keutia, Bidydharpur, Rahuta, Basudevpur and Gurdaha on the east, Kaugachhi, Garshyamnagar and Garulia on the south and the Hooghly on the west.

Although not specifically spelled out, it is evident that localities such as Jagatdal, Kankinara, Shyamnagar, Authpur, Milangar and Sahebbagan are neighbourhoods in Bhatpara.

[7] 96% of the population of Barrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside) live in urban areas.

Other post offices with the same PIN are Kowgachhi, Paltapara, Feeder Road, Gurdah, Mondalpara and Purbabidhyadharpur.

[16] Bhatpara has hot and humid summer and dry winter, typical of West Bengal.

As per the 2011 Census of India, Bhatpara (municipal area + outgrowth) had a total population of 386,019, of which 204,539 (53%) were males and 181,480 (47%) were females.

[20] According to a study carried out by Vidyasagar University, "Most of these industrial units were located in riverine towns.

A few of these were old towns inhabited previously by middle-class Bengali 'babus' while others were new towns grown out of agricultural lands... Agriculture in Bengal was more remunerative than work in the jute mills but what the jute mills paid was enough to attract labour from Bihar, Odisha, U.P.

[22] As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Bhatpara (municipality + outgrowth) covered an area of 34.69 km2.

Amongst the medical facilities, it had 32 dispensaries/ health centres, 1 veterinary hospital, 5 charitable hospitals/ nursing homes and 32 medicine shops.

Amongst the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 4 auditorium/ community halls, 23 cinema/theatres, 10 public libraries and 10 reading rooms.

[25] See also Cities and towns in Barrackpore subdivision Earlier, a significant portion of the population was engaged in some form of job in the local jute mills.

Economic instability related to the jute industry in West Bengal forced many of these mills to be shut down.

A large number of people of Bhatpara commute to Kolkata for work and a few are engaged in small personal businesses within the locality.

Bhatpara Municipality is included in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area for which the KMDA is the statutory planning and development authority.

[42] According to the official website of Barrackpore sub-division,[43] there are 34 higher-secondary, 10 secondary and 135 primary schools within the jurisdiction of Bhatpara Municipality (although not all of them are situated in the main town).

Green Park School, being one of the oldest private primary education institution was started by Md.

Fahim Haider in the year 1984, is a very renowned school, and has contributed enormously in the development and education of the localities in the region.

Historically Bhatpara is famous as the abode of prominent Sanskrit pundits and as a seat of learning of ancient Hindu shastra and Vedic texts.

Although family-based pujas were more common a few decades ago, it has become a community-centric affair in modern times.

Sahitya Mandir is a West Bengal Government registered and a state-funded public library is situated there.