BARUIPUR

About Baruipur

Baruipur (Bengali: ) is a city and a municipality in South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Baruipur is 25km from Sealdah Station. Baruipur is located at 2221N 8826E / 22.35N 88.44E / 22.35; 88.44. It has an average elevation of 9metres (29feet). As of 2001 India census, Baruipur had a population of 44,964. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Baruipur has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 52% of the literates being male and 48% being female. 8% of the population is under 6 years of age. West Bengal government will get back 1,000 acres (4km) from the 5,000 acres (20km) it is giving to the Salim group for development of a township at Baruipur, the site of the new district head quarters. The proposed Barasat-Raichak expressway will pass through Baruipur. (1)Baruipur had a flourishing surgical tools industry, which is now on revival path. (2)Bhartia is a railway wagon factory...