Baranagar
Baranagar or Baranagore (/ˈbɑːrnɑːɡɑːr/ BAR-a-na-gar, Bengali: [ˈbɔraɦˌnɔɡor] ⓘ) is a city and a municipality in North Kolkata of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Baranagar is the fifth most densely populated city proper in the world.
Baranagar
Baranagore | |
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Clockwise from top: Aerial view of Baranagar Ramakrishna Mission, Afternoon view of Baranagar station, Kripamayee Kali Temple, Indian Statistical Institute, Ganges River, Belghoria Expressway | |
| Etymology: Bengali: বরানগর | |
Baranagar Location in West Bengal, India Baranagar Baranagar (India) Baranagar Baranagar (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 22.64°N 88.37°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| Railway station | Baranagar |
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| Established | 1869 (as North Suburban Municipality) 1889 (as Baranagar Municipality) |
| Wards | 34 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Baranagar Municipality |
| • Municipality Chairman | Aparna Moulik (AITC) |
| • MLA | Vacant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 245,313 |
| • Rank | 18th (in West Bengal) 187th (in India) |
| • Density | 35,220/km2 (91,200/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th in the world |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| • Literacy rate | 91.41% |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-23, WB-24 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Baranagar |
| 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 |
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. Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School is one of the oldest and most renowned schools in Baranagar and North Kolkata.
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.