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is one of the oldest and most renowned schools in Baranagar and North 24 Parganas. Baranagar is a major industrial centre for the manufacture of agricultural and industrial machinery, chemicals,

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Etymology

The word ''Baranagar'' derives from the Bengali term ''Barahanagore'' (

: বরাহনগর), meaning "City of the Hogs". (বরাহ: hog, নগর: city)

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who visited the area in 1676 spoke of the hog factory where about 3,000 hogs a year were slaughtered and salted for export. There are several explanations for the etymology of this name: * ''Baranagar'' or ''Barahanagar'', meaning the "big" (Bara or Barra) and "town or land" (nagar) of the "pig" (baraha).

History

Baranagar Municipality was established in 1869; it is one of the oldest municipalities in India. The

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had homes there in the seventeenth century.

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.Cotton, H.E.A., ''Calcutta Old and New'', 1909/1980, pp 806–807, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd. A major road (Surya Sen Road) parallel to the Hooghly river connects Baranagar Bazaar with Dakshineswar. In between temples such as Kaancher Mandir (i.e. Glass Temple), Joy Mitra Kali Bari and Pathbari are located. Portuguese colonist first established their business camp here, which was in existence till 1862. Dutch settlers established their ‘Kuthi’ or office for business. Dutch supremacy ended with the arisen of British power in Bengal. M/s. Colvin Cow II Co. was the pioneer of industrial Baranagar. They founded a Sugar Mill near Alambazar. Later George Henderson founded Borneo Jute Factory at that site. In 1859, the factory was renamed Baranagar Jute Factory and is still in existence. The Baranagar Jute Factory was the first mechanical Jute Factory in India. During the two World Wars, many engineering factories were set up in Baranagar, and the town became famous as Industrial City. To provide civic amenities, North Suburban Municipality was formed in 1869 consisting of Chitpur and Cossipore (presently under Kolkata M.C.), all mouzas of present Baranagar Municipal Area along with Kamarhati, Ariadaha and Dakshineswar mouzas of present Kamarhati Municipality. In 1881 North Suburban Municipality was divided into two parts, 1) Cossipore- Chitpur Municipality (later amalgamated with Kolkata Municipal area) and 2) Baranagar Municipality. On 01.08.1899, Kamarhati Municipality was formed, parting Kamarhati and Ariadaha Mouzas from Baranagar. In 1949 Dakshineswar Mouza was parted from Baranagar and merged with Kamarhati Municipality. In Kuthighat (Baranagar), there is still an old house/lodge of Nigerian merchants.

Notable residents

Spiritual Leaders

* Ramakrishna * Sitaramdas Omkarnath * Sarada Devi * Swami Vivekananda *

Ramakrishnananda Ramakrishnananda (13 July 1863 – 21 August 1911) was one of the direct disciples of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Known for his "Gurubhakti" ervice to the Guru he served the Baranagore Math for 12 years without missing a single day. Biography ...

Swami Brahmananda Swami ( ; sometimes abbreviated sw.) in Hinduism is an honorific title given to a male or female ascetic who has chosen the path of renunciation (''sanyāsa''), or has been initiated into a religious monastic order of Vaishnavas. It is used eith ...

Rani Rashmoni Rashmoni Das, popularly known as Rani Rashmoni, also spelled as Rani Rasmani (28 September 1793 – 19 February 1861), was an Indian businesswoman, Zamindar, philanthropist and the founder of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple in Kolkata and remaine ...

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (; born Vishvambhar Mishra) was a 15th-century Indian saint who is considered to be the combined avatar of Radha and Krishna by his disciples and various scriptures. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of worshipping Krish ...

* Swami Yogananda * Swami Premananda * Swami Niranjanananda * Swami Shivananda * Swami Saradananda *

Swami Abhedananda Swami Abhedananda (2 October 1866 – 8 September 1939), born Kaliprasad Chandra, was a direct disciple of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa and the founder of Ramakrishna Vedanta Math. Swami Vivekananda sent him to the West to h ...

* Swami Adbhutananda *

Swami Turiyananda Swami Turiyananda or "Hari Maharaj" as he was popularly known as, was a direct monastic disciple of Ramakrishna, the 19th-century Hindu mystic from Bengal. He was one of the earliest missionary to be sent by his leader and brother disciple Swam ...

* Swami Advaitananda * Swami Trigunatitananda *

Swami Subodhananda Subodhananda (8 November 1867 – 2 December 1932), born as Subodh Chandra Ghosh, was a direct monastic disciple of Ramakrishna, the 19th-century saint and mystic from India. The youngest of the direct monastic disciples, he was affectionately ...

Swami Akhandananda Swami Akhandananda (1864–1937) was a swami and direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, a 19th-century mystic. He was the third president of the Ramakrishna Mission. Early life Initial Years Akhandananda was born as Gangadhar Ghatak (Gang ...

Swami Vijnanananda Swami Vijnanananda (born Hariprasanna Chattopadhyaya; 30 October 1868 – 25 April 1938) was an Indian monk of Ramakrishna order, born in an upper-class family near Dakshineswar, and was a direct disciple of Ramakrishna. He was an engineer and ...

Swami Tathagatananda Swami Tathagatananda (15 February 1923 – 25 June 2016), was a Hindu monk of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. He was the Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York from November 1977 to June 2016, which was ...

Academician and Writers

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

Manik Bandopadhyay Manik Bandyopadhyay lias Banerjee(; 19 May 1908 – 3 December 1956) is an Indian Litterateur regarded as one of the major figures of 20th century Bengali literature. During a lifespan of 48 years and 28 years of literary career, battling with ...

Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (30 March 1899 – 22 September 1970) was an Indian Bengali-language writer. He was actively involved with Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. The creator of the Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi, Sharadindu compos ...

Sanjib Chattopadhyay Sanjib Chattopadhyay ( bn, সঞ্জীব চট্ট্যোপাধ্যায়; born 24 october 1936 in Kolkata, India) is an Indian Bengali novelist and writer of short stories. His style is characterized by use of short satirica ...

Bhaskar Chakraborty Bhaskar Chakraborty ( bn, ভাস্কর চক্রবর্তী) (1945–2005) was a modern Bengali poet and writer. Life Chakraborty was born pre-independence in Kolkata, in Baranagar, the oldest and historic northern part of the ci ...

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE, FNA, FASc, FRS (29 June 1893– 28 June 1972) was an Indian scientist and statistician. He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure, and for being one of the members of the fir ...

* Dwijesh Dutta Majumdar * Bidyut Baran Chaudhuri * C. A. Murthy

Sports

* Rajib Bhattacharya *

Atanu Das Atanu Das (born 5 April 1992) represents India in the recurve men's individual and team events. His current world ranking is 9 as of 22 July 2021. He is the spouse of World No. 1 Indian archer Deepika Kumari. Career Das started archery at th ...

Dola Banerjee Dola Banerjee ( bn, দোলা ব্যানার্জি; born 2 June 1980) is an Indian sportswoman who competes in archery. Early life Dola Banerjee is daughter of Ashok Banerjee and Kalpana Banerjee. She was born in Baranagar near Ko ...

* Rahul Banerjee

Entertainment

Sisir Bhaduri Shishir Kumar Bhaduri or Sisir Kumar Bhaduri (2 October 1889 – 30 June 1959) was an Indian stage actor and theatre founder, who commonly referred to as the pioneer of modern Bengali theatre, where he was an actor, director, playwright and eve ...

* Ganapati Chakraborty *

Jaya Bachchan Jaya Bachchan (''née'' Bhaduri; born 9 April 1948) is an Indian actress and politician. She is a member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party, serving four terms since 2004. Known primarily for her work in Hindi and Bengali ...

( née Bhaduri) *

Sabitri Chatterjee Sabitri Chatterjee (born 22 February 1937) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali theatre and cinema. Her career spans more than 60 years. She is the recipient of BFJA Awards for two times. In 1999, she was conferred with Sa ...

Rudraprasad Sengupta Rudraprasad Sengupta (born 31 January 1935) is a Bengali Indian actor, director and cultural critic. Biography Sengupta was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal, the son of Anant Sengupta and Usha Prabha Sengupta. He studied at the Scottish ...

* Swatilekha Sengupta *

Sohini Sengupta Sohini Sengupta is an Indian film and theatre actress. Daughter of actor Rudraprasad Sengupta and Swatilekha Sengupta, who are also active in theatre, Sohini is one of the leading actors of the Bengali theatre group Nandikar. As a member of the ...

Jeet Gannguli Jeet Gannguli (, born Chandrajeet Ganguly, on 24 May 1977), is an Indian score composer of Bengali and Hindi movies. Early life and education Born in a Bengali Brahmin family, Gannguli was initiated into the world of music at the age of thr ...

Shiboprosad Mukherjee Shiboprosad Mukherjee (, Bengali: ; born 20 May 1974) is an Indian film director, writer and actor. He, collaborating with Nandita Roy, debuted with their film '' Icche'', which garnered both critical acclaim as well as commercial success. Th ...

Abhishek Chatterjee Abhishek Chatterjee (30 April 1964 – 24 March 2022) was an Indian actor who was known for his work in Bengali cinema. He made his big screen debut alongside veterans such as Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tapas Paul, and Utpal Dutt with ...

* Shaan *

Manas Mukherjee ''Manas Mukherjee'' (also known as ''Manas Mukharji''; 9 September 1943 — 16 October 1986) was an Indian composer who composed several albums in Hindi. He was the son of Jahar Mukherjee, a Thumri singer, composer, lyricist and a film producer ...

Sagarika Sagarika Mukherjee (born 4 September 1970), also known as Saag, is an Indian singer and actress. She sings mainly in Hindi, Assamese and Bengali language songs but has also sung in Tamil and Telugu languages. She is the daughter of singer ...

Others

Prabhabati Bose Prabhabati Bose (''née'' Dutta) was an Indian social activist and politician. She was born in 1869 into a respected Kayastha Bharadwaja clan Dutta family of Hatkhola, in Calcutta North. Her parents were Ganganarayan Dutta and Kamala Kamini ...

( née Dutta) (Mother of Subhas Chandra Bose) *

Tanmoy Bhattacharya Tanmoy Bhattacharya is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational a ...

* Sambhu Chandra Mukherjee * Lieutenant Kanad Bhattacharya *

Sasipada Banerji Shasipada Banerjee (02 February, 1840– 15 December, 1924) was a social worker and leader of the Brahmo Samaj who is remembered as a champion of women's rights and education and as one of the earliest workers for labour welfare in India. He was ...

* Rajkumari Banerji *

Albion Rajkumar Banerjee Sir Albion Rajkumar Banerjee (10 October 1871 – 25 February 1950) was an Indian civil servant and administrator who served as the Diwan of Cochin from 1907 to 1914, 21st Diwan of Mysore from 1922 to 1926, and as Prime Minister of Kashmir fr ...

Geography

Location

Baranagar is located at . It has an average elevation of 12 metres (39 feet). It is situated east of the Hooghly River. Baranagar Municipal area lies between

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More and Dunlop. More particularly to say, the boundary of Baranagar is :- in the east – the Rail line from

Sealdah Sealdah is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Etymology Jackals (''sheal'' in Bengali) howled around Sealdah. Antiquarians identify it as Shrigaldwipa (Jackal Island). Nearby Beliaghata w ...

towards

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; in the west – the holy river Ganga, in the north –

Dakshineshwar Dakshineswar is a locality in the North 24 Parganas under the jurisdiction of Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority and is very close to Kolkata. This place is historically famous for Dakshineswar Kali Temple, locally known as Maa Bhabata ...

and PWD Road and in the south –

Cossipore Kashipur (also spelt Cossipur, Kashipur) is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. One of the oldest neighbourhoods of the metropolis, it has a police station. History The East India Company o ...

and

Dakshineshwar Kali Temple Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a Hindu navaratna temple in Dakshineswar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini, a form of Parashakti Adya Kali, other ...

lies just a quarter of a mile from this place. There are many Ganga ghats in Baranagar for example Pramanic ghat, Kuthighat, Kancher mandir or

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temple ghat etc. 96% of the population of

Barrackpore subdivision Barrrackpore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History In 1757, the East India Company obtained the ''zamindari'' or land-holders rights of the 24 Parganas Zamind ...

(partly presented in the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map) lives in urban areas. In 2011, it had a density of population of 10,967 per km². The subdivision has 16 municipalities and 24 census towns.

Climate

In summer, i.e. from April to June, the weather remains hot and temperatures range from a maximum of to a minimum of . Monsoon season prevails during beginning-June to mid-September. Also retrieving monsoon from mid-October till mid-November The weather is quite pleasant, the summers and winters are moderate. The level of moisture increases during summers.

Demographics

Population

As per the 2011 Census of India, Baranagar had a total population of 245,213, of which 126,187 (51%) were males and 119,026 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 16,825. The total number of literates in Baranagar was 208,779 (91.41% of the population over 6 years), male literates are 110,118 (93.69%) and female literates are 98,661 (89%). India census, Baranagar had a population of 250,615. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Baranagar has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

The following Municipalities, Census Towns and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census: Kanchrapara (M), Jetia (CT), Halisahar (M), Balibhara (CT), Naihati (M), Bhatpara (M), Kaugachhi (CT), Garshyamnagar (CT), Garulia (M), Ichhapur Defence Estate (CT), North Barrackpur (M), Barrackpur Cantonment (CB), Barrackpore (M), Jafarpur (CT), Ruiya (CT), Titagarh (M), Khardaha (M), Bandipur, North 24 Parganas, Bandipur (CT), Panihati (M), Muragachha (CT) New Barrackpore (M), Chandpur, Ghola, Chandpur (CT), Talbandha (CT), Patulia (CT), Kamarhati (M), Baranagar (M), South Dumdum (M), North Dumdum (M), Dum Dum (M), Noapara, India, Noapara (CT), Babanpur (CT), Teghari (CT), Nanna, North 24 Parganas, Nanna (OG), Chakla (OG), Srotribati (OG) and Panpur (OG).

Infrastructure

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Baranagar Municipal city covered an area of 7.12 km². Amongst the civic amenities it had 160.23 km of roads and both open and closed drains. Amongst the medical facilities It had 55 medicine shops. Amongst the educational facilities it had 49 primary schools, 33 middle schools, 33 secondary schools, many higher secondary schools and 2 non-formal education centres. Amongst the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 2 cinema/theatres and 2 auditorium/ community halls. It had 20 bank branches.

Economy

Baranagar is also economically enriched for "Baranagar Jute Mill". Hessian, sacking, fabrics, carpets and bags from jute (Corchorus spp) are manufactured in here. It is one of the oldest jute mills. The service sector includes the rest of the economy. Baranagar is also home to numerous cotton-processing companies, offset & digital printers and Purushottam Publishers, an academic book publishing company.

Transport

Railways

Baranagar Road railway station is situated in Baranagar. It is a Kolkata suburban railway station. It is one of the oldest railway station. Chord link line (Kolkata Suburban Railway), Sealdah - Dankuni line's trains pass through this station.

Metro railways

Noapara metro station is situated at Noapara, West Bengal, Noapara in Baranagar. It is Kolkata Metro's largest station. The extension of Kolkata Metro Line 1 from Dum Dum to Dakshineswar was sanctioned in 2010–11. It was extended up to Noapara, West Bengal, Noapara in 2013. The subsequent work was held up because of the encroachments on railway land. Baranagar metro station is currently operational. Located adjacent to Baranagar Road railway station this station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021 and commercial run started on the following day.

Road

Barrackpore Trunk Road (part of both State Highway 1 (West Bengal), SH 1 and State Highway 2 (West Bengal), SH 2) passes through Baranagar.Google maps Belghoria Expressway also passes through Baranagar. Dunlop, Kolkata, Dunlop Crossing is one of the largest crossings near

which connects Kolkata with Northern suburban areas and Howrah district, Howrah, Hooghly district, Hooghly. Another important road is Gopal Lal Tagore Road which is connected to Barrackpore Trunk Road, B.T. Road at

More (via Kashi Nath Dutta Road), at Tobin More (via Baghajatin Road) and also at Dunlop. Gopal Lal Tagore Road is also connected to Dakshineswar via Deshbandhu Road-Surya Sen Road (through Alambazar). Many buses ply along all these roads.

Ferry

Transport in water pathway is held by boat, launch and bhutbhuti from Baranagar's Kuthi Ghat to Howrah and Belur, West Bengal, Belur of Howrah district,

and Bagbazar of Kolkata district, Uttarpara of Hooghly district,

and Ariadaha of North 24 Parganas district on the river Ganges.

Education

University

Baranagar houses the headquarters of the

at Bonhooghly. It is an academic Institute of National Importance, institute of national importance as recognised by a 1959 act of the Indian parliament. Established in 1931, this public university of India is focused on statistics.

Colleges

Colleges of Baranagar are: *Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College *Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalaya * MSME - Development Institute, Kolkata * Central Modern College of Education

Schools

Baranagar is also home to many schools providing quality education to the local and neighbourhood people. *

(Senior secondary boys' school) *Ramakrishna Mission Centenary Primary School, Baranagore (Primary boys' school) *Central Modern School * Bonhooghly High School *Baranagar Vidyamandir * Rajkumari School for Girls * Mayapith School *Baranagar Narendranath Vidyamandir *Baranagar Rajkumari Memorial Girls' High School *Khalsa Model Senior Secondary School *Ananda Ashram Sarada Vidyapith *Baranagar Netaji Colony Bharti Girls' Institution *Netaji High School *Baranagar Rameswar H.S. School *Baranagar Victoria School *Ashokegarh Adarsha Vidyalaya *Jyotinagar Bidyashree Niketan *Sinthi R B T Vidyapith *Mata Monmohini Secondary School *Baranagar Mayapith Girls' High School *G D Goenka Public School Dakshineswar (earlier: Delhi Public School North Kolkata) *Calcutta Public School, Bidhan Park *Baranagar Mohan Girls' High School *Alambazar Urdu High School *Jyotinagar Vidyashree Niketan

Health facilities

Following hospitals are located in Baranagar: * Baranagar State General Hospital * Disha Eye Hospital * National Institute for Locomotor Disability (NILD) * Baine Hospital * Baranagar Matri Sadan * Indian Institute of Psychometry (IIP) * Eskag Sanjeevani Multispeciality Hospital

Culture

Baranagar Math near Pramanick ghat is the place where Swami Vivekananda and a few other disciples of Sri Ramakrishna Dev started their spiritual journey that culminated in forming the monastic order later located at Belur Math, the present headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission. Other places worth visiting are Kripamayee Kali Temple, Jay Mitra Kalibari, Pramanick Kalibari, and Kouleswar Mandir. Pathbari Mandir is a place where

, the great religious leader, set his foot on his way to Puri nearly five hundred years ago here. In Baranagar a math has been set up very recently, called Alambazar Math in the heritage building where Swami Vivekananda first put up after coming back from abroad. The Annapurna Temple and the newly built Sitaramdas Omkarnath, Omkarnath Temple are also other two attractions of the "Mahamilan Math". Trailanga Swami Math is also here in Baranagar at Vidyayatan Sarani. There is also an old kalibari in Baranagar Bazar and one in Kutighat and Pramanicghat. Baranagar has a gurdwara named "Dunlop Gurudwara" near Dunlop Bridge, a church named "St. James' Church, Baranagar" near Sinthee More along with many mosques. Baranagar is famous for Durga Puja. Popular Durga Puja organizations like Netaji Colony Lowland, Bandhudal Sporting club, Noapara Dadabhai Sangha, Karmi Sangha, Kalakar para,Ashokgarh Sarbojanin, Nainan Bandhav Samiti, Mullick Colony, Shibmandir maath- all lie in Baranagar. In every winter, a circus is organised at 'Sinthi Circus Maidan' named "Ajanta Circus". Recently in 2019, AlamBazar Barbarika, Shyam Mandir has been inaugurated by then Governor of Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Sports

Baranagar is the birthplace of famous sportspersons who have participated in Olympic Games e.g., archer

, Rahul Banerjee,

. Many sport academies and sporting clubs are situated in Baranagar: * Bandhudal Sporting Club * Calcutta Archery Club * Baranagar Archery Club * Baranagar Sporting Club

Tourist attractions

Several educational institutions, religious places, pilgrims, heritage buildings, places of Baranagar are tourist attractions of many people. *

* Baranagar Math * Alambazar Math * Kripamayee Kali Temple * Pathbari Temple * Mahamilan Math (Sitaramdas Omkarnath, Omkarnath Math) * Dokra Kali Mata Temple * St. James' Church, Baranagar * Dunlop Gurudwara * Glass Temple (Kancher Mandir) * Kuthi Ghat * Dutch Kuthi * Peneti Bagabari of the Tagore family Besides these, many people come in Baranagar every year in Durga Puja period, in the time of "Ajanta Circus".

Gallery

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Notes

References

External links

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