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{{for|village in Nadia district|Baruipara, Nadia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Baruipara
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Census town
| image_skyline =
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| image_caption = Baruipara Kali Mandir
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 6731
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 712306
| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hooghly]]
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
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'''Baruipara''' is a [[census town]] in [[Singur (community development block)|Singur]] CD block in [[Chandannagore subdivision]] of [[Hooghly district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<ref name="census_2011">{{cite web |url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1912_PART_B_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf |title=Hugli district census handbook |access-date=27 February 2016 }}</ref>

== Geography ==
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===Location===
Baruipara is located at {{coord|22.7573862|N|88.242937|E| source:itwiki_region:IN|format=dms}} in Hooghly district, West Bengal.

The area is composed of flat [[alluvium|alluvial]] plains that form a part of the [[Ganges Delta|Gangetic Delta]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Physiography, Page 17-24|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 28 September 2018 }}</ref>

===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 town]]s. The single municipal corporation is [[Chandernagore Municipal Corporation]]. The municipalities are [[Tarakeswar Municipality]], [[Bhadreswar Municipality]] and [[Champdany Municipality]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly |work = Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a) |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 27 September 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref> 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.<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 27 September 2018}}</ref> 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).<ref name=census2011/>

===Dankuni Urban Agglomeration===
As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes: [[Dankuni]] (M), [[Purba Tajpur]] (CT), [[Kharsarai]] (CT), [[Begampur, India|Begampur]] (CT), [[Chikrand]] (CT), [[Pairagachha]] (CT), [[Barijhati]] (CT), [[Garalgachha]] (CT), [[Krishnapur, West Bengal|Krishnapur]] (CT), Baruipara (CT), [[Borai, Hooghly|Borai]] (CT), [[Nawapara]] (CT), [[Basai, Hooghly|Basai]] (CT), [[Gangadharpur]] (CT), [[Manirampur]] (CT), [[Janai, Hooghly|Janai]] (CT), [[Kapashanria]] (CT), [[Jaykrishnapur]] (CT), [[Tisa, Hooghly|Tisa]] (CT), [[Baksa, Hooghly|Baksa]] (CT), [[Panchghara]] (CT) and [[Naiti]] (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 = Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above |work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011|access-date = 20 October 2018 }}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indiansss.org/pdf/pdfset-8/issueset-9/Art_017.pdf| title = The Suburban Railway Network of Kolkata: A Geographical Apprisal| first = Teesta| last = Dey| publisher = eTraverse, the Indian journal of spatial science, 2012| access-date = 8 October 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171118122331/http://indiansss.org/pdf/pdfset-8/issueset-9/Art_017.pdf| archive-date = 18 November 2017| url-status = dead}}</ref>

== Transport ==
[[File:Baruipara Railway Station.jpg|thumb|[[Baruipara railway station]]]]

[[Baruipara railway station]] is {{convert|27|km}} from Howrah on the [[Howrah–Bardhaman chord]] line and is part of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway#Howrah Eastern Section|Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system. The main road 31 Number Road.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.google.co.in/maps/place/31+Number+Rd,+West+Bengal/@22.7647258,88.2419401,20z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x39f8867f2ce122e9:0x17e48d2ef4d8ed4f|title=31Number Road}}</ref> It is the main artery of the town and it is connected with [[State Highway 15 (West Bengal)|Ahilyabai Holkar Road]] ([[Sehakhala]]), [[National Highway 19 (India)|National Highway 19]] ([[Bara Kamalapur|Bora]]), [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)|State Highway 13]] (Milki Badamtala) and [[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|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]], [[Banamalipur, Hooghly|Banmalipur]], [[Gangadharpur]], Baruipara and Milki Badamtala. There is [[Auto rickshaw|auto]] and trecker service from Baruipara to [[Masat, Hooghly|Masat]] also.

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hooghly.gov.in/singur_panc.htm Baruipara]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{Hooghly District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Hooghly district]]

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