Baruipur (CT)

Baruipur 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.

Not to be confused with Baruipur.
Baruipur
Census Town
Baruipur
Location in West Bengal
Baruipur
Location in India
Coordinates: 22.3597°N 88.4438°E / 22.3597; 88.4438
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
CD blockBaruipur
Area
 • Total10.00 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total22,430
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700144
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituencyJadavpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBaruipur Paschim
Websitewww.s24pgs.gov.in

Geography
Cities and towns in the southern part of Baruipur subdivision (including Baruipur, Jaynagar I & II, Kultali CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, H: historical place/ religious centre
Places linked with coastal activity are marked in blue
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

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.

Location

Baruipur (CT) is located at 22°21′35″N 88°26′38″E.

Khodar Bazar on the west, Salipur on the north, Baruipur (CT) on the east are census towns adjacent to Baruipur city, and Komarhat is a little away on the south, as per the map of the Baruipur CD block in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas.[6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Baruipur (CT) had a total population of 22,430, of which 11,396 (51%) were males and 11,034 (49%) were females. There are 1943 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Baruipur (CT) was 17,251 (84.20% of the population over 6 years).[7]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Baruipur (CT) covered an area of 10.0048 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 14 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated source and tube well/ bore well. It had 5,000 domestic electric connections and 300 road light points. Among the medical facilities it had hospital 1.5 km way, maternity and child welfare clinic 1 km away, nursing home 1 km away, 1 charitable hospital/ nursing home and 1 medicine shop in the town. Among the educational facilities it had were 17 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 2 senior secondary schools. It had 1 special school for the disabled. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 orphanage, 1 public library, 1 reading room. The three important commodities it produced were: surgical instruments, food products, shoes. It had the branch of a 1 nationalised bank.[8]

Transport

A short stretch of local roads link Baruipur (CT) to the State Highway 1.[9]

Baruipur Junction railway station is located nearby.[9]

Education

Madarat Ishan Chandra Balika Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1963. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has a library with 945 books, a computer-aided learning lab with 13 computers and a play ground.[10]

Healthcare

Hariharpur Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds, at Hariharpur (PO Mallikpur), is the major government medical facility in the Baruipur CD block.[11]

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References
  1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 2019-01-21. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  5. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  6. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 383 - Map of Baruipur CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  8. "District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  9. Google maps
  10. "Madarat Ishan Chandra Balika Vidyalaya". Schools. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  11. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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