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City in West Bengal, India
Baranagar
বরানগর
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
1869; 155 years ago (1869)(as North Suburban Municipality)1889; 135 years ago (1889)(as Baranagar Municipality)[4]
Wards
34[5]
Government
• Type
Municipality
• Body
Baranagar Municipality
• Municipality Chairman
Aparna Moulik[6][7] (AITC)
• MLA
Vacant
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
700035[11]
700036[12]
700090[13]
700108[14]
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.org
[18][19]
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Baranagar (/ˈbɑːrnɑːɡɑːr/[20][21][a]BAR-a-na-gar, Bengali:[ˈbɔraɦˌnɔɡor]ⓘ[22][21][b]) 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).[23] Baranagar is the fifth most densely populated city proper
in the world.[9][10]
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.[24] Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School is one of the oldest and most renowned schools in Baranagar and North Kolkata.[25][26]
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.
^ abCite error: The named reference census3-2011 was 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 Population was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abCensus of India; Population Finder Population at the 2001-03-01 Census, final results. Retrieved on 13 March 2022.
^ abDirectorate 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.
^ ab"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 Demographics was 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
^ abWells, 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
^"Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority". kmdaonline.org. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
^Cite error: The named reference ISI was 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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