Basirhat is a city and a municipality in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. It is located on the banks of the Ichamati (Ichhamati) River.
The area shown on the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lower Ganges Delta. It contains soil of mature black or brownish loam to recent alluvium. Numerous rivers, creeks, and khals criss-cross the area. The tip of the Sundarbans National Park is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full-screen map shows the full forest area. A large section of the area is a part of the Sundarban's settlements. The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area. Only 12.96% of the population lives in urban areas and 87.04% of the population lives in rural areas.
Basirhat police station covers an area of 267 km2 and serves a population of 637,538. Basirhat PS has under it a Basirhat town outpost and two other outposts at Panitor and Boatghat. The police district has a 22 km border, out of which 14 km is a land border and 8 km is the riverine border. 11 km of the border remains unfenced. Basirhat PS has jurisdiction over Basirhat municipal area and Basirhat I CD Block.