Baruipara Explained

Baruipara
Settlement Type:Census town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.7574°N 88.2429°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Name2:Hooghly
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:6731
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:712306
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Hooghly
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Singur

Baruipara is a census town in Singur CD block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.[1]

Geography

Location

Baruipara is located at 22.7574°N 88.2429°W in Hooghly district, West Bengal.

The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta.[2]

Urbanisation

In Chandannagore subdivision 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7 census towns. The single municipal corporation is Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities are Tarakeswar Municipality, Bhadreswar Municipality and Champdany Municipality.[3] Of the three CD blocks in Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD block is wholly rural, Haripal CD block is predominantly rural with just one census town, and Singur CD block is slightly less rural with six census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map alongside) are wholly rural.[4] The municipal areas are industrialised. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Baruipara (CT) had a total population of 6,731 of which 3,486 (52%) were males and 3,245 (48%) were females. The population below 6 years was 626. The total number of literates in Baruipara was 5,227 (85.62% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Dankuni Urban Agglomeration

As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes: Dankuni (M), Purba Tajpur (CT), Kharsarai (CT), Begampur (CT), Chikrand (CT), Pairagachha (CT), Barijhati (CT), Garalgachha (CT), Krishnapur (CT), Baruipara (CT), Borai (CT), Nawapara (CT), Basai (CT), Gangadharpur (CT), Manirampur (CT), Janai (CT), Kapashanria (CT), Jaykrishnapur (CT), Tisa (CT), Baksa (CT), Panchghara (CT) and Naiti (CT).[5]

Economy

Around a total of 32 lakh people from all around the city commute to Kolkata daily for work. In the Howrah-Bardhaman (chord line) section there are 48 trains that carry commuters from 30 railway stations.[6]

Transport

Baruipara railway station is from Howrah on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line and is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. The main road 31 Number Road.[7] It is the main artery of the town and it is connected with Ahilyabai Holkar Road (Sehakhala), National Highway 19 (Bora), State Highway 13 (Milki Badamtala) and State Highway 6/ G.T. Road (Nabagram). There is 31 Number Private Bus from Jangipara bus stand to Serampore bus stand via Furfura Sharif, Sehakhala, Banmalipur, Gangadharpur, Baruipara and Milki Badamtala. There is auto and trecker service from Baruipara to Masat also.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hugli district census handbook . 27 February 2016 .
  2. Web site: District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA . Physiography, Page 17-24. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 28 September 2018 .
  3. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly . Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a) . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 27 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  4. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 27 September 2018.
  5. Web site: Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above . Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. 20 October 2018 .
  6. Web site: The Suburban Railway Network of Kolkata: A Geographical Apprisal. Teesta. Dey. eTraverse, the Indian journal of spatial science, 2012. 8 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171118122331/http://indiansss.org/pdf/pdfset-8/issueset-9/Art_017.pdf. 18 November 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: 31Number Road.