Baranagar | |
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City | |
      Clockwise from top: Aerial view of Baranagar Ramakrishna Mission, Afternoon view of Baranagar station, Kripamayee Kali Temple, Indian Statistical Institute, Ganges River, Belghoria Expressway | |
  Baranagar Location in Kolkata  Baranagar Baranagar (West Bengal)  Baranagar Baranagar (India)  Baranagar Baranagar (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 22°38′N 88°22′E / 22.64°N 88.37°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | North 24 Parganas[1] |
| City | Kolkata[3] |
| Railway station | Dum Dum Junction and Baranagar Road |
| Metro station | |
| Established | 1869 (as North Suburban Municipality) 1889 (as Baranagar Municipality)[4] |
| Wards | 34[5] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Baranagar Municipality |
| • Municipality Chairman | Aparna Moulik[6][7] (TMC) |
| • MLA | Sayantika Banerjee (TMC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 245,313[2] |
| • Rank | 18th (in West Bengal)[8] 187th (in India) |
| • Density | 35,220/km2 (91,200/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th in the world[9][10] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| • Literacy rate | 91.41%[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Telephone code | +91 33[15] |
| Vehicle registration | WB-23, WB-24[16] |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum[17] |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Baranagar[17] |
| Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,770 millimetres (70 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 31.7 °C (89.1 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 22.2 °C (72.0 °F) |
| Sex ratio | 1000/943 (1.06) (♂/♀) |
| Website | baranagarmunicipality |
Baranagar or Barahanagar (/ˈbɑːrnɑːɡɑːr/[20][21][a] BAR-a-na-gar, Bengali: [ˈbɔraɦˌnɔɡor] [22][21][b]) is a city and a municipality in the North Kolkata of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[23] It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Baranagar is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in North Kolkata region.[24][25]
It is home to the Indian Statistical Institute, an institution of national importance devoted to the research, teaching and application of statistics, natural sciences and social sciences.[26] Baranagar Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School is one of the oldest and most renowned schools in Baranagar and North Kolkata.[27][28]
Baranagar is a major industrial centre for the manufacture of agricultural and industrial machinery, chemicals, castor oil, and matches; Baranagar is also home to numerous cotton-processing companies, offset & digital printing companies and book publishers.
- ^ "History of North 24 Parganas district". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
census3-2011was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Singh, Ravi S (5 June 2019). "Centre shows urgency in TMC-ruled West Bengal; clears projects". m.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 21 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Baranagar Municipality - Right to Information Act". Baranagar Municipality. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Official District Administration site". Archived from the original on 15 January 2007.
- ^ "Welcome to www.baranagarmunicipality.org". Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Populationwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Census of India; Population Finder Population at the 2001-03-01 Census, final results. Retrieved on 13 March 2022.
- ^ Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal; Population, Decadal Growth Rate, Density and General Sex Ratio by Residence and Sex, West Bengal/ District/ Sub District, 1991 and 2001 Retrieved on 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Pin Code of Alambazar, Baranagar". pincode.india-server.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Pin Code of Baranagar". pincode.india-server.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Pin Code of Noapara, Baranagar". pincode.india-server.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Pin Code of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Baranagar". pincode.india-server.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "India Dial Codes". dialcode.org.
- ^ "REGISTRATION OF VEHICLE". transport.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Baranagar Police Station". barrackporecitypolice.in. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Baranagar Demographicswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917], Peter Roach; James Hartmann; Jane Setter (eds.), English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 3-12-539683-2
- ^ a b Wells, John (3 April 2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Pearson Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ^ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student's Handbook, Edinburgh
- ^ "Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Metropolitan Area". Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Baranagar tales: The kuthibaris and the Dutch-British connect". thetheorist.in. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Baranagar Tales: From a Ramakrishna connect to 300-year-old historical events, here's the ghats that still stand strong". thetheorist.in. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ISIwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Baranagar, Kolkata". Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Mukherjee, Mita (29 June 2000). "MADHYAMIK HANDS CITY TOKEN PRESENCE ON MERIT LIST". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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