A sprawling locality in North 24 Parganas, Baranagar is home to Indian Statistical Institute. It is covered under Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is also an industrial and agricultural hub, known for the production of matches, castor oil, semi-finished cotton products, and chemicals. The areas surrounding Baranagar include Dunlop, Sinthee More and Belghoria. The locality has presence of several residential apartment projects in its vicinity including Siddha Eden Lakeville, SK Royal Arcade, and Blue Pearl Apartment.

Physical infrastructure

Baranagar Road Railway Station serves this area and is connected to Sealdah. BT Road connects with key localities and employment hubs in North Kolkata such as the Salt Lake IT parks. Dumdum International Airport is 12 km away via Belghoria Expressway. Public and private bus service is also available here. Blue Line Metro Service can also be availed from Noapara metro station (3 km) station.

Social & retail infra

Calcutta Public School, Central Modern School and Kid Zone School are some schools in this area. Baranagar Ramkrishna Mission Ashrama High School is one of the oldest schools here. The Indian Statistical Institute is also located in Baranagar. Baranagar State General Hospital, G Hospital, and Shantipur Estate General Hospital are few healthcare centers in the locality. Vikram AC Market, HLN Shoppers Stop and other local markets provide residents with daily necessities.

Nearby employment hubs

Apart from the industries in Baranagar, it also shares good connectivity with several IT/business parks situated in Salt Lake Sector V (13 km) and New Town (18 km), via BT Road. Some of these include P.S. Srijan Techpark, TCS Gitobitan, Wipro Campus and DLF IT Park 1 & 2. The IT MNCs such as Deloitte, TCS, Infosys, Capgemini, Ericsson, etc. have offices here. BBD Bagh can be accessed via Central Avenue. It is 10 km away from this location.Source :