Baranagar
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Baranagar বরানগর |
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| Kolkata (West Bengal) | |
River Hoogly at Baranagar,Vivekananda Bridge far away.
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 Baranagar
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| Coordinates: 22°38′N 88°22′E / 22.64°N 88.37°ECoordinates: 22°38′N 88°22′E / 22.64°N 88.37°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| Government | |
| • Municipality Chairman | Aparna Moulik |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 248,466 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi , Bengali and English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area code(s) | 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Baranagar |
Baranagar (Bengali: Baranagar) is a place in Kolkata. It is a municipality in Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India. A railway station of the same name is on the Dankuni line off the Sealdah north section.
It is home to the Indian Statistical Institute, a prestigious institution devoted to the research, teaching and application of statistics, natural sciences and social sciences.
Baranagar is a major industrial center for the manufacture of agricultural and industrial machinery, chemicals, castor oil, and matches; there are also numerous cotton-processing companies.
The Dutch had homes here in the seventeenth century. Streynsham Master who visited the area in 1676 spoke of the hog factory where about 3,000 hogs a year were slaughtered and salted for export. Later it became the centre for the extensive jute trade, manufacturing gunny bags. A major road parallel to the river Hooghly connects Baranagar Bazaar with Dakshineswar. In between temples such as Kaancher Mandir (i.e. Glass Temple), Joy Mitra Kali Bari, and Pathbari are located. In Kutighat (Baranagar), still there is an old house/lodge of Dutch merchants.
Baranagar is located at 22°38′N 88°22′E / 22.64°N 88.37°E. It has an average elevation of 12 metres (39 feet).It is situated east of the Hooghly River. Baranagar Municipal Area lies between Sinthee More and Dunlop.
More particularly to say, the boundary of Baranagar is - in East, the Rail line from Sealdah towards Krishnanagar; in West - the holy river Ganga, in North - PWD road and in South - Baranagar Bazaar.It is connected by the holy Ganges to Dakshineshwar temple which lies just a quarter of a mile from this place.
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