Baidyabati

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Baidyabati
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.8053|N|88.3198|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of West Bengal|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Burdwan division|Burdwan]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body = [[Baidyabati Municipality]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 12.03
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 15
| population_total = 121,081
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 712222
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 33
| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sreerampur]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Champdani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Champdani]]
| website =
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-WB]]
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'''Baidyabati''' is a city and a municipality of [[Hooghly district]] in the [[State (polity)|State]] of [[West Bengal]] in [[India]]. It is under [[Serampore]] police station of [[Srirampore subdivision]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm |title=District-wise list of stautory towns |publisher=Census Commission of India |access-date=2009-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930191128/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm |archive-date=2007-09-30 }}</ref> It is a part of the area covered by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.cmdaonline.com/kma.html
|title=Base Map of Kolkata metropolitan area
|access-date=2007-09-03
|publisher=Kolkata metropolitan Development Authority
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000049/http://www.cmdaonline.com/kma.html
|archive-date=28 September 2007
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

==Geography==
===Location===
Baidyabati is located at {{coord|22.8053|N|88.3198|E|}}.<ref name=censushandbook>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf | title= Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly |work = Map of Serampur-Uttarpara CD Block, page 635| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 26 September 2018}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As per [[2011 Census of India]], Baidyabati had a total population of 121,110 of which 62,885 (52%) were males and 58,625 (48%) were females. The population below 6 years was 9,017. The total number of literates in Baidyabati was 98,928 (88.26% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 15 June 2016 }}</ref>
===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Baidyabati city (2011)<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX 2011 census data] censusindia.gov.in</ref>
|label2 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|value2 = 8.85
|color2 =red
|label1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value1 =89.85
|color1 =blue
|label3 = [[Urdu language| Urdu]]
|value3 = 0.79
|color3 =brown
|label4 = [[ Telugu language| Telugu]]
|value4 =0.52
|color4 =green
|label5 = [[Gujarati language| Gujarati]]
|value5= 0.23
|color5 = black
|label6 = Others
|value6= 0.32
|color6 = white
}}

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], Baidyabati had a population of 108,231. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Baidyabati has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

===Kolkata Urban Agglomeration===
The following Municipalities and Census Towns in Hooghly district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: [[Chandannagar]] (MC), [[Bansberia]] (M), [[Hugli-Chuchura|Hugli-Chinsurah]] (M), Bara Khejuria ([[Out Growth]]), [[Shankhanagar]] (CT), [[Amodghata]] (CT), [[Chak Bansberia]] (CT), [[Naldanga, Hooghly|Naldanga]] (CT), [[Kodalia]] (CT), [[Kulihanda]] (CT), [[Simla, West Bengal|Simla]] (CT), [[Dharmapur, West Bengal|Dharmapur]] (CT), [[Bhadreswar, Hooghly|Bhadreswar]] (M), [[Champdani]] (M), [[Chandannagar]] (M Corp.), Baidyabati (M), [[Serampore]] (M), [[Rishra]] (M), [[Rishra, Sreerampur Uttarpara|Rishra]] (CT), [[Bamunari]] (CT), [[Dakshin Rajyadharpur]] (CT), [[Nabagram Colony]] (CT), [[Konnagar]] (M), [[Uttarpara Kotrung]] (M), [[Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni)]] (CT), [[Kanaipur]] (CT) and [[Keota, Hooghly|Keota]] (CT).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf | title= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | work= Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh |publisher= Census of India 2011 | access-date = 16 June 2016}}</ref>

==Transport==
* [[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|State Highway 6]]/ [[Grand Trunk Road|G.T. Road]] passes through Baidyabati. Private Bus number '''2''' ([[Chunchura]] Court - [[Dakshineswar]]) plies through here.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 15 October 2016}}</ref>
* [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)|State Highway 13]]/ Delhi Road passes through Baidyabati.<ref name=pwd>{{cite web | url = http://www.pwdwb.in/road/state_highway | title = Road - Highway | publisher = Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 24 February 2017 | archive-date = 12 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170312025816/http://pwdwb.in/road/state_highway | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)|State Highway 2]] connects Baidyabati ([[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)|Delhi Road]]) to [[National Highway 19 (India)|Durgapur Expressway]] at [[Singur]] and [[National Highway 14 (India)|National Highway 14]] at [[Bishnupur, Bankura|Bishnupur]].<ref>Google maps</ref>
* [[Baidyabati railway station]] is on the [[Howrah-Bardhaman main line]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/howrah-barddhaman-jn-local-37815/14449/581/2 |title = 37815 Howrah Bardhaman Jn Local |work = Time Table | publisher= indiarailinfo | access-date = 13 June 2017}}</ref> It is part of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway#Howrah Eastern Section|Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system.

==Notable people==
* [[Arup Raha]], [[Air chief marshal (India)]]<ref>{{cite news|author=Jayanta Gupta|date=26 January 2012|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/kolkata/30666563_1_cadets-sainik-schools-ssb-interview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104022527/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/kolkata/30666563_1_cadets-sainik-schools-ssb-interview |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Sainik School in Purulia turns 50, Air Marshal to be chief guest|access-date=23 June 2012}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Srirampore subdivision}}
{{Hooghly District}}
{{Kolkata neighbourhoods}}
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}
{{Hooghly topics}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Hooghly district]]
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]
[[Category:Cities in West Bengal]]

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