Baruipur (Bengali: [bɑːɾuɪpuɾ] ⓘ) is a city and a municipality of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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

[3] Many janapadas grew up along the old Bhagirathi channel from the ancient times till around the 16th century: Kalighat, Boral, Rajpur, Harinavi, Mahinagar, Baruipur, Baharu, Jaynagar Majilpur, Chhatrabhog etc.

"Chand Sadagar, a merchant character of the Manasavijaya, reached Baruipur, from Kalighat, through the old Bhagirathi channel.

Rama Chandra Khan, the zamindar of Chhatrabhog, helped Chaitanyadeva to continue with his journey.

The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the southern part is covered by the Baruipur-Jaynagar Plain.

Archaeological excavations at Dhosa and Tilpi, on the bank of the Piyali River indicate the existence of human habitation around 2,000 years ago.

It had a population density of 5,592 inhabitants per square kilometre (14,480/sq mi) with a sex ratio of 988 females for every 1000 males.

[13] According to the 2011 Census of India, 89.25% of the population is Hindu, 8.81% Muslim, 1.43% Christian, 0.05% Sikh, 0.02% Buddhist and 0.01% Jain.

After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata.