Baduria

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Town in West Bengal, India

title: "Baduria" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-north-24-parganas-district", "cities-in-west-bengal"] description: "Town in West Bengal, India" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baduria" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Town in West Bengal, India ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

FieldValue
nameBaduria
settlement_typeTown
image_skylineBaduria Kadambini Debi Girls High School - Baduria - North 24 Parganas 2015-04-11 7264.JPG
image_captionBaduria Kadambini Debi Girls High School
pushpin_mapIndia West Bengal#India
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2North 24 Parganas
established_title
government_typeMunicipality
governing_bodyBaduria Municipality
leader_titleMunicipality Chairman
leader_nameDipankar Bhattacharaya
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km222.43
elevation_m8
population_total47,418
population_as_of2001
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Bengali, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_type
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Basirhat
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Baduria
websitehttps://www.baduriamunicipality-gov.in
iso_codeIN-WB
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::callout[type=note] the city in West Bengal, India ::

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Baduria is a town and a municipality in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Location

Baduria is located at . It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 feet).

Area overview

The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lower Ganges Delta. It contains soil of mature black or brownish loam to recent alluvium. Numerous rivers, creeks and khals criss-cross the area. The tip of the Sundarbans National Park is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full screen map shows the full forest area. A large section of the area is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area. Only 12.96% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.04% of the population lives in the rural areas.

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.

Civic administration

The headquarters of Baduria CD Block at Iswarigachha are located just outside the municipal limits of Baduria town.

Police station

Baduria police station covers an area of 218 km2 and serves a population of 305,000. It has jurisdiction over Baduria municipal area and Baduria CD Block. It has two outposts: Baduria town outpost and Puro outpost. There is a totally unfenced international border stretching across 2.5 km.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Baduria had a total population of 52,493, of which 26,799 (51%) were males and 25,694 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 5,185. The total number of literate persons in Baduria was 38,770 (81.95% of the population over 6 years).

India census, Baduria had a population of 47,418. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Baduria has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

State Highway 3 (locally known as Habra-Baisrhat Road) passes through Baduria.

Education

Baduria Dilip Kumar Memorial Institution (co-educational), Baduria Kadambini Devi Girls High School (co-educational), Baduria L.M.S. High School (co-educational), Baduria L.M.S. Girls High School (girls only) and Jashaikati High School are higher secondary schools located in Baduria.

Healthcare

Rudrapur (Baduria) Rural Hospital with 60 beds functions as the main medical facility in Baduria CD Block. There are primary health centres at Dakshin Chatra (with 6 beds), Jadurhati (with 6 beds), and Model Belghoria (Bajitpur PHC with 10 beds).

Baduria's Picture (Gallery)

File:Berachampa-Baduria Road - Baduria 2012-02-24 2482.JPG|The Berachampa-Baduria Road at Baduria sub-post office File:Matia-Baduria Road - Dhalipara - Baduria - North 24 Parganas 2015-04-11 7268.JPG|Matia-Baduria Road Dhalipara File:Stream Ichamati - Purba Para - Baduria - North 24 Parganas 2015-04-11 7198.JPG|The Ichhamati at Purba Para File:Dilip Kumar Memorial Institution - Baduria 2012-02-24 2485.JPG|Dilip Kumar Memorial Institution File:Raksha Kali Shrine - Raksha Kalitala - Baduria - North 24 Parganas 2012-02-24 2355.JPG|Raksha Kali shrine File:RBS Brickfield - Baduria - North 24 Parganas 2015-04-11 7254.JPG|Brickfield File:Baduria Sub Post Office - Baduria 2012-02-24 2487.JPG|Baduria Sub-Post Office

Notable people

References

References

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