Baguiati is a locality in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation of

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in the

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. It is close to

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and also a part of the area covered by

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(KMDA).

Infrastructure

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A good number of small enterprises exist in this region. These enterprises primarily deal with the import and export of small articles of jute, electronics, watch manufacturing, polyware manufacturing, medical equipment supplies etc. The township is provided with a number of educational institutes, hotels and health care institutes. Baguiati Bazar and Baguiati VIP Super Market have been known to be a prominent location for buying things. There are 2 Post offices covering this area, one on the western half of VIP road (Deshbandhunagar), the other one on the eastern half of

VIP Road VIP Road (officially Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue) is a major thoroughfare connecting the city of Kolkata with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Dumdum/Kolkata Airport. Located in the North-Eastern outskirts of the city, it was buil ...

(Aswininagar) which has been newly established. It also has a dedicated police station under the jurisdiction of the Bidhannagar City Police. The region forms one of the many residential places in the city. The population level has been constantly increasing, as has been observed in the rest of the city. This area is highly congested now. The flyover from

Dum Dum Park Dum Dum Park is a locality in South Dumdum Municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and forms part of the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) area. Dum Dum Park is a p ...

to Raghunathpur above

, which was opened in March 2015, help to keep the traffic congestion away from Baguiati. Subways have been constructed at

Kestopur Kestopur (officially, Krishnapur) is a neighborhood of Kolkata in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Devel ...

, Baguiati and Joramandir to prevent accidents due to road crossing and they are fully functional now. There is also an area named Jagatpur a ghetto area connecting Baguiati and Kestopur internally is the called the crime zone of Baguiati. There have been numerous incident of unethical activities in last few decades.

Retail stores

Baguiati is the first location in Kolkata and West Bengal to witness the opening of

Big Bazaar Big Bazaar was an Indian retail chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. The retail chain was founded by Kishore Biyani under his parent organisation Future Group, which is known for having a significant prominen ...

, one of the leading retail chains of India. It is located at Parvati Vihar, Raghunathpur and is one of the oldest departmental store of its kind in Kolkata. After this, many departmental stores of similar kind, like Bazaar Kolkata, Vishal Mega Mart, Metro Bazaar have opened up, making the area a well known shopping destination for many residents of the nearby areas.

Puja Pandals

There are some famous clubs which attract people from the nearby areas during the Durga Puja and Kali Puja time. These include: * Swamiji Pally Adhibashibrindo Kali Puja Committee (Jyangra) * Baguiati Arjunpur Amra Sabai Club
Arjunpur Amra Sabai Club's theme 'Loy', based on Sounds * Railpukur United Club * Shastribagan Sporting Club * Nirbhik Sangha (Jora Mandir) * Baguipara Sarbojonin Durgotsob * Bondhu Mahal (Jarda Bagan) * Udayan Sangha * Balak Sangha * Sports Council Club * Dum Dum Natun Dal

References

{{Municipalities of West Bengal Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district Neighbourhoods in North 24 Parganas district Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Metropolitan Area