Baranagar

Baranagar
City
Baranagar is located in West Bengal
Baranagar
Baranagar
Location in West Bengal
Baranagar is located in India
Baranagar
Baranagar
Baranagar (India)
Baranagar is located in Asia
Baranagar
Baranagar
Baranagar (Asia)
Coordinates: 22°38′N 88°22′E / 22.64°N 88.37°E / 22.64; 88.37
Country India
State West Bengal
DivisionPresidency
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas[1]
CityKolkata[3]
Railway stationDum Dum Junction
and Baranagar Road
Metro station
Established1869; 155 years ago (1869) (as North Suburban Municipality)
1889; 135 years ago (1889) (as Baranagar Municipality)[4]
Wards34[5]
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyBaranagar Municipality
 • Municipality ChairmanAparna Moulik[6][7]
(TMC)
 • MLASayantika Banerjee
(TMC)
Area
 • Total7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total245,313[2]
 • Rank18th (in West Bengal)[8]
187th (in India)
 • Density35,220/km2 (91,200/sq mi)
  • Rank5th in the world[9][10]
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
 • Literacy rate91.41%[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
Telephone code+91 33[15]
Vehicle registrationWB-23, WB-24[16]
Lok Sabha constituencyDum Dum[17]
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBaranagar[17]
ClimateAw (Köppen)
Precipitation1,770 millimetres (70 in)
Avg. summer temperature31.7 °C (89.1 °F)
Avg. winter temperature22.2 °C (72.0 °F)
Sex ratio1000/943 (1.06)
(/)
Websitebaranagarmunicipality.org

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.

  1. ^ "History of North 24 Parganas district". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference census3-2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 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]
  4. ^ "Baranagar Municipality - Right to Information Act". Baranagar Municipality. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Municipal General Election Results". Results of Municipal General Elections 2015. West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Official District Administration site". Archived from the original on 15 January 2007.
  7. ^ "Welcome to www.baranagarmunicipality.org". Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Population was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Census of India; Population Finder Population at the 2001-03-01 Census, final results. Retrieved on 13 March 2022.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Pin Code of Alambazar, Baranagar". pincode.india-server.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Pin Code of Baranagar". pincode.india-server.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Pin Code of Noapara, Baranagar". pincode.india-server.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Pin Code of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Baranagar". pincode.india-server.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  15. ^ "India Dial Codes". dialcode.org.
  16. ^ "REGISTRATION OF VEHICLE". transport.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Baranagar Police Station". barrackporecitypolice.in. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference Baranagar Demographics was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917], Peter Roach; James Hartmann; Jane Setter (eds.), English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 3-12-539683-2
  21. ^ a b Wells, John (3 April 2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Pearson Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  22. ^ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student's Handbook, Edinburgh
  23. ^ "Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Metropolitan Area". Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  24. ^ "Baranagar tales: The kuthibaris and the Dutch-British connect". thetheorist.in. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ Cite error: The named reference ISI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  27. ^ "Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Baranagar, Kolkata". Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  28. ^ Mukherjee, Mita (29 June 2000). "MADHYAMIK HANDS CITY TOKEN PRESENCE ON MERIT LIST". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2019.


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