| Naridana | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal##Location in India |
| Coordinates: | 22.3848°N 88.4828°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | CD block |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Name2: | South 24 Parganas |
| Subdivision Name3: | Baruipur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.75 |
| Elevation M: | 9 |
| Population Total: | 4277 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali[1] [2] |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
| Demographics1 Info2: | English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 743330 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91 33 |
| Registration Plate: | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Jadavpur |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Baruipur Purba (SC) |
Naridana is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Baruipur police station in the Baruipur CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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.[3] [4] [5]
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.
Naridana is located at 22.3848°N 88.4828°W. It has an average elevation of .
Garia, Champahati, Solgohalia and Naridana form a cluster of census towns in the Baruipur CD block, as per the map of the Baruipur CD block in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas.[6]
Another cluster of census towns Kalaria, Gaur Daha and Banshra in the Canning I CD block is adjacent to the above cluster, as per the map of the Canning I CD block on page 333 of the District Census Handbook.[7]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Naridana had a total population of 4,277, of which 2,151 (50%) were males and 2,126 (50%) were females. There were 322 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Naridana was 3,228 (81.62% of the population over 6 years).[8]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Naridana covered an area of 1.7506 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 3 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank and tap water from untreated source. It had 1,215 domestic electric connections and 27 road light points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 charitable hospital/ nursery and 6 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had was 1 primary school, the nearest middle school, the nearest secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school were at Ghoshpur. It had 1 special school for the disabled. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 public library, 1 reading room.[9]
Baruipur-Champahati Road links Naridana to the State Highway 1.[10]
Champahati railway station is located nearby.[10]
Naridana Ghoshpur Sushil Kar Vidyaniketan is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1962. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[11]
Hariharpur Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds, at Hariharpur (PO Mallikpur), is the major government medical facility in the Baruipur CD block.[12]