Baranagar is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

[23][24] Baranagar is a major industrial centre for the manufacture of agricultural and industrial machinery, chemicals, castor oil, and matches; Baranagar is also home to numerous cotton-processing companies, offset & digital printing companies and book publishers.

He writes: হেন মতে পাণিহাটী গ্রাম ধন্য করি। আছিলেন কথোদিন শ্রীগৌরাঙ্গ হরি ॥ তবে প্রভু আইলেন বরাহনগরে। মহাভাগ্যবন্ত এক ব্রাহ্মণের ঘরে ॥ সেই বিপ্র বড় সুশিক্ষিত ভাগবতে। প্রভু দেখি ভাগবত লাগিলা পড়িতে ॥ এতেক তোমার নাম ভাগবতাচার্য। ইহা বিনে আর কোন না করিহ কার্য।References to Baranagar can be found in many literary texts dating to 17th and 18th centuries.

Even maps made by Dutch and Portuguese had references to Baranagar as "Bernagar" or "Barrenger".

During the two World Wars, many engineering factories were set up in Baranagar, and the town became famous as Industrial City.

To provide civic amenities, North Suburban Municipality was formed in 1869 consisting of Chitpur and Cossipore (presently under Kolkata M.C.

In 1949 Dakshineswar Mouza was parted from Baranagar and merged with Kamarhati Municipality.

In the early 1970s, a massacre took place in the city as the Congress led Indian state retaliated against the political movement.

The joint operation of the police and criminals attacked alleged Naxalites as well as their family members.

The family of a congressman wasn't spared either [1] Grotesque killings took place as more than 100-1000 people were torched, gunned down or hacked to death.

There are allegations by political activists that those policemen who were involved in the killings were later promoted to higher ranks.

Baranagar is bounded by Dakshineswar and PWD Road on the north, Noapara metro depot and adjacent areas of South Dum Dum on the east, Sinthee and Cossipore in Kolkata district on the south and Hooghly river on the west.

[33] In summer, i.e. from April to June, the weather remains hot and temperatures range from a maximum of 38 °C (100 °F) to a minimum of 25 °C (77 °F).

There has been significant increase in Hindi-Urdu speaking population due to migration from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

[8] As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Baranagar Municipal city covered an area of 7.12 km2.

[68] Baranagar municipality is included in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area for which the KMDA is the statutory planning and development authority.

[22] It is an academic institute of national importance as recognised by a 1959 act of the Indian parliament.

[102] Besides these, many people come in Baranagar every year in Durga Puja period, in the time of "Ajanta Circus".

Baranagar Math near Pramanick ghat is the place where Swami Vivekananda and a few other disciples of Sri Ramakrishna Dev started their spiritual journey that culminated in forming the monastic order later located at Belur Math,the present headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission.

Pathbari Mandir is a place where Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the great religious leader, set his foot on his way to Puri nearly five hundred years ago here.

Popular Durga Puja organizations like Netaji Colony Lowland, Bandhudal Sporting club, Noapara Dadabhai Sangha, Karmi Sangha, Kalakar para, Ashokgarh Sarbojanin, Nainan Bandhav Samiti, Mullick Colony, Shibmandir maath, Satin sen Sangsad, Friend's association, Rabindranagar Yubak brinda - all lie in Baranagar.

Christmas celebrations at the Baranagar St. James Church also attracts thousands of visitors.

Recently in 2019, Alambazar Shyam Mandir has been inaugurated by then Governor of Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar.