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Baruipur () is a city and a municipality of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Baruipur Sadar subdivision and South 24 Parganas district and is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

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Baruipur
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Country
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West Bengal
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Presidency
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South 24 Parganas
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Baruipur Municipality
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9.50

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Wikidata facts

Country
India
Population
53128
Area
9.50
Elevation
11
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Image
Baruipur Municipality.jpg
Households
13226
Dialing code
33
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postal code
700144
male population
26718
illiterate population
7694
literate population
45434
female population
26410
Commons category
Baruipur
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Area overview
  • Location
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Population
  • Language
  • Religion
  • Civic administration
  • Municipality
  • Police stations
  • CD block HQ
  • Transport
  • Commuters
  • Education
  • Others
  • Healthcare
  • Notable people
  • References
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Baruipur () is a city and a municipality of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Baruipur Sadar subdivision and South 24 Parganas district and is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

==History== Many janapadas grew up along the old Bhagirathi channel from the ancient times till around the 16th century: Kalighat, Boral, Rajpur, Harinavi, Mahinagar, Baruipur, Baharu, Jaynagar Majilpur, Chhatrabhog etc. Bipradas Pipilai's Manasavijaya, composed in 1495, mentions many places in this region. "Chand Sadagar, a merchant character of the Manasavijaya, reached Baruipur, from Kalighat, through the old Bhagirathi channel. From there he proceeded towards Chhatrabhog, and then traveling through Hatiagarh pargana reached the open sea". Chaitanyadeva (1486–1534) also went through this route. Travelling by boat to Puri he halted at the village of Atisara, near Baruipur. "His last stoppage in 24 Parganas was at Chhatrabhog, now a village within the jurisdiction of the Mathurapur police station. Chhatrabhog seems to have been an important river-port on the old Bhagirathi channel". Rama Chandra Khan, the zamindar of Chhatrabhog, helped Chaitanyadeva to continue with his journey.

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

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