Baruipur

Not to be confused with Baruipur (P).

Baruipur
Town
Baruipur Municipality
Interactive Map Outlining Baruipur
Baruipur Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Baruipur Location in India Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.3654432°N 88.4325028°E / 22.3654432; 88.4325028
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Presidency
District	South 24 Parganas
Region	Greater Kolkata
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Baruipur Municipality
Area
• Total	9.50 km^2 (3.67 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	53,128
• Density	5,600/km^2 (14,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali[1][2]
• Additional official	English[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700144, 700145
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Jadavpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Baruipur Purba (SC), Baruipur Paschim
Website	www.baruipurmunicipality.org.in

Baruipur (Bengali: [bɑːɾuɪpuɾ] ^ⓘ) is a town and a municipality of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).^[3] It is the headquarters of the Baruipur subdivision.

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.^[4]

Geography

8km
5miles

Matla River

Padmerhat

R

Tilpi

H

Dhosa

H

Jamtala

R

Maipit

R

Kultali

R

Tulshighata

CT

Nimpith

CT

Dakshin Barasat

N

Jaynagar Majilpur

M

Uttar Durgapur

CT

Alipur

CT

Uttarparanij

CT

Baharu

CT

Kalikapur Barasat

CT

Raynagar

CT

Baruipur

M

Komarhat

CT

Khodar Bazar

CT

Salipur

CT

Baruipur (CT)

CT

Naridana

CT

Solgohalia

CT

Champahati

CT

Hariharpur

CT

Mallikpur

CT

Panchghara

CT

Garia

CT

Petua

CT

  

Cities and towns in the southern part of Baruipur subdivision (including Baruipur, Jaynagar I & II, Kultali CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, H: historical place/ religious centre
Places linked with coastal activity are marked in blue
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 20 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the southern part is covered by the Baruipur-Jaynagar Plain. Archaeological excavations at Dhosa and Tilpi, on the bank of the Piyali River indicate the existence of human habitation around 2,000 years ago.^[5][6][7]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Location

Baruipur is located at 22°21′56″N 88°25′57″E. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).^[8]

Khodar Bazar on the west, Salipur on the north, Baruipur (CT) on the east are census towns adjacent to Baruipur, and Komarhat is a little away on the south, as per the map of the Baruipur CD block in the District Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas district.^[9]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).

Climate data for Baruipur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	25.4 (77.7)	27.7 (81.9)	31.4 (88.5)	33.1 (91.6)	33.4 (92.1)	32.3 (90.1)	30.7 (87.3)	30.8 (87.4)	31.2 (88.2)	30.8 (87.4)	28.1 (82.6)	25.1 (77.2)	30.0 (86.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	19.9 (67.8)	22.7 (72.9)	27 (81)	29.3 (84.7)	30 (86)	29.5 (85.1)	28.5 (83.3)	28.6 (83.5)	28.5 (83.3)	27.5 (81.5)	23.5 (74.3)	20 (68)	26.3 (79.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	14.5 (58.1)	17.7 (63.9)	22.6 (72.7)	25.6 (78.1)	26.7 (80.1)	26.8 (80.2)	26.4 (79.5)	26.4 (79.5)	25.9 (78.6)	24.2 (75.6)	19 (66)	14.6 (58.3)	22.5 (72.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	14 (0.6)	17 (0.7)	20 (0.8)	34 (1.3)	96 (3.8)	244 (9.6)	323 (12.7)	322 (12.7)	321 (12.6)	172 (6.8)	30 (1.2)	1 (0.0)	1,594 (62.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 9m)[10]

Demographics

Population of Baruipur

Year	Pop.	±%
1901	4,217	—
1911	6,375	+51.2%
1921	5,114	−19.8%
1931	6,483	+26.8%
1941	7,130	+10.0%
1951	9,238	+29.6%
1961	13,608	+47.3%
1971	20,501	+50.7%
1981	26,229	+27.9%
1991	37,659	+43.6%
2001	44,913	+19.3%
2011	53,128	+18.3%
Source:[11]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Baruipur had a total population of 53,128, of which 26,718 were males and 26,410 were females. There were 3,763 people in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people was 45,434, which constituted 85.5% of the population with male literacy of 87.6% and female literacy of 83.4%. The effective literacy (7+) of population over 6 years of age was 92.0%, of which male literacy rate was 94.4% and female literacy rate was 89.6%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 13,157 and 317 respectively. Baruipur had a total of 13,226 households as of 2011.^[12]

Civic administration

Municipality

Baruipur Municipality covers an area of 9.50 km² (3.67 sq mi). It has jurisdiction over parts of the Baruipur. The municipality was established in 1869; 156 years ago (1869). It is divided into 17 wards. According to the 2022 municipal election, all 17 wards is being controlled by the All India Trinamool Congress.^[13][14]

Police stations

Baruipur police station covers an area of 212.48 km² (82.04 sq mi). It has jurisdiction over parts of the Baruipur Municipality, and the Baruipur CD block.^[15][16]

Baruipur women police station has jurisdiction over parts of the Baruipur Municipality, and the Baruipur CD block.^[17][16]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Baruipur CD block are located at PO Piyali Town, Phultala, Baruipur.^[18] The map of the CD block Baruipur on the page number 383 in the District Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas district shows the headquarters of the CD block as being in Baruipur.^[19]

Transport

Baruipur is on the State Highway 1.^[20]

Baruipur Junction railway station is on the Sealdah–Namkhana line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.^[20][21]

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005–06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.^[22]

Education

• Al Ameen Memorial Minority College, established in 2004, is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Arabic, Islamic history and culture, philosophy and history, and a general course in arts.^[23]
• Baruipur College, established in 1981, is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, geography, education, mathematics and accounting & finance, and general degree courses in arts, science, and commerce.^[24]
• Baruipur Government Polytechnic, established in 2013, offers diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in Engineering and Technology and other allied fields.^[25]
• Baruipur High School, established in 1858, is a highly esteemed government-sponsored boys high school, affiliated to the WBBSE and WBCHSE, offers subject of secondary education.^[26]
• Gargi Memorial Institute of Technology, established in 2011, offers diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in Engineering and Technology and other allied fields.^[27]
• Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management, established in 2008, offers diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in Engineering and Technology and other allied fields.^[28]

Healthcare

Baruipur Subdivisional Hospital, with 500 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Baruipur subdivision.^[29]

Notable people

• Biman Banerjee, Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
• Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Indian novelist, poet, essayist, who wrote the novel Durgeshnandini between 1864 and 1869 while he was the Deputy Magistrate of Baruipur
• Subhankar Chattopadhyay, Indian director, script writer, non-fiction show creator, born in Baruipur
• Salil Chowdhury, Indian music director, songwriter, lyricist, writer and poet.
• Linus Nirmal Gomes, first bishop of Baruipur
• Madhumita Sarcar, Indian actress, born in Baruipur

References

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3. "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan Area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
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5. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
6. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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8. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Baruipur
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External links

• Media related to Baruipur at Wikimedia Commons