Baranagar
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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 | |
Baranagar Location in Kolkata Baranagar Location in West Bengal Baranagar Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 22°38′N 88°22′E / 22.64°N 88.37°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Established | 1869 (as North Suburban Municipality) 1889 (as Baranagar Municipality) |
| Wards | 34 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Baranagar Municipality |
| • Municipality Chairman | Aparna Moulik (TMC) |
| • MLA | Sayantika Banerjee (TMC) |
| 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 |
| Sex ratio | 1000/943 (1.06) (♂️/♀️) |
| Indian Railways station | |
| Kolkata Metro station | |
| 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) |
| Website | baranagarmunicipality |
Baranagar is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
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. Baranagar Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School is one of the oldest and most renowned schools in Baranagar.
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.