Baranagar is a Municipality city in district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Baranagar city is divided into 34 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Baranagar Municipality has population of 245,213 of which 126,187 are males while 119,026 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 16825 which is 6.86 % of total population of Baranagar (M). In Baranagar Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 943 against state average of 950. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Baranagar is around 945 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. Literacy rate of Baranagar city is 91.41 % higher than state average of 76.26 %. In Baranagar, Male literacy is around 93.69 % while female literacy rate is 89.00 %.
Baranagar Municipality has total administration over 63,387 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Baranagar 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Baranagar Municipality in 2024 is approximately
346,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Baranagar city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Baranagar city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Baranagar town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Baranagar Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.19 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.56 % of total population in Baranagar (M).
Baranagar Work Profile
Out of total population, 91,805 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 75,139 were males while 16,666 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 91805 working population, 92.78 % were engaged in Main Work while 7.22 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.