Baranagar
Baranagore | |
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City | |
Etymology: Bengali: বরাহনগর ("city of hogs") | |
Coordinates: 22°38′N 88°22′E / 22.64°N 88.37°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | North 24 Parganas |
Region | Greater Kolkata |
Metro Station | Noapara and Baranagar(under construction) |
Established | 1869 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Baranagar Municipality |
• Municipality Chairman | Aparna Moulik[1][2] |
• MLA | Tapas Roy[3] (State Minister of West Bengal) |
Area | |
• Total | 7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 245,313 |
• Rank | 19th (in West Bengal)[4] 187th (in India) |
• Density | 34,000/km2 (89,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 700035, 700036, 700090, 700108 |
Telephone code | +91 33 |
Vehicle registration | WB-23, WB-24, WB-25, WB-26 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Baranagar |
Website | baranagarmunicipality |
Baranagar or Baranagore is a city and municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is in the region of Greater Kolkata and therefore is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
It is home to the Indian Statistical Institute for research, teaching and application of statistics, natural sciences and social sciences.[5] Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School is one of the oldest and renowned schools in Baranagar and North 24 Parganas.[6]
Baranagar is a major industrial centre for the manufacture of agricultural and industrial machinery, chemicals, castor oil, and matches. There are also many cotton-processing companies.
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