Baranagar

Also known as Baranagore

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).

Key facts

Settlement.name: Baranagar
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Kolkata##Location in West Bengal##Location in India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Division
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Presidency
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: North 24 Parganas
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.governing_body: Baranagar Municipality
Settlement.parts_type: Wards
Settlement.parts: 34
Settlement.leader_title1: Municipality Chairman
Settlement.leader_name1: Aparna Moulik

via Wikipedia infobox

~19 min read

Encyclopedic overview

37 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Location
Police Station
Climate
Notable residents
Spiritual Leaders
Academician and Writers
Sports
Entertainment
Others
Demographics
Population
Languages
Kolkata Urban Agglomeration
Infrastructure
Economy
KMDA
Transport
Metro railways
Road
Bus
Ferry
Railways
Education
University
Colleges
Schools
Health facilities
Tourist attractions
Markets
Culture
Sports
See also
References
External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Baranagar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.