Baguiati is a locality in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

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Baguiati
Neighbourhood
VIP Road at Raghunathpur, Baguiati
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Coordinates: 22.6168°N 88.4275°E / 22.6168; 88.4275
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Region	Greater Kolkata
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700059 (Desbandhunagar), 700159 (Aswininagar)
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB
BMC wards	9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Lok Sabha constituency	Dum Dum
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Rajarhat Gopalpur
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

Infrastructure

A good number of small enterprises exist in this region. These enterprises primarily deal with the import and export of small articles of jute, electronics, watch manufacturing, polyware manufacturing, medical equipment supplies etc. The township is provided with a number of educational institutes, hotels and health care institutes. Baguiati Bazar and Baguiati VIP Super Market have been known to be a prominent location for buying things.

There are 2 Post offices covering this area, one on the western half of VIP road (Deshbandhunagar), the other one on the eastern half of VIP Road (Aswininagar) which has been newly established.[1] It also has a dedicated police station under the jurisdiction of the Bidhannagar City Police.[2]

The region forms one of the many residential places in the city. The population level has been constantly increasing, as has been observed in the rest of the city. This area is highly congested now. The flyover from Dum Dum Park to Raghunathpur above VIP Road, which was opened in March 2015, help to keep the traffic congestion away from Baguiati.[3] Subways have been constructed at Kestopur, Baguiati and Joramandir to prevent accidents due to road crossing and they are fully functional now.

There is also an area named Jagatpur a ghetto area connecting Baguiati and Kestopur internally is the called the crime zone of Baguiati. There have been numerous incident of unethical activities in last few decades.

Retail stores

Baguiati is the first location in Kolkata and West Bengal to witness the opening of Big Bazaar, one of the leading retail chains of India. It is located at Parvati Vihar, Raghunathpur and is one of the oldest departmental store of its kind in Kolkata.[4] After this, many departmental stores of similar kind, like Bazaar Kolkata, Vishal Mega Mart, Metro Bazaar have opened up, making the area a well known shopping destination for many residents of the nearby areas.

Puja Pandals

There are some famous clubs which attract people from the nearby areas during the Durga Puja and Kali Puja time. These include:

• Swamiji Pally Adhibashibrindo Kali Puja Committee (Jyangra)
• Baguiati Arjunpur Amra Sabai Club[5]
• Railpukur United Club
• Shastribagan Sporting Club
• Nirbhik Sangha (Jora Mandir)
• Baguipara Sarbojonin Durgotsob
• Bondhu Mahal (Jarda Bagan)
• Udayan Sangha
• Balak Sangha
• Sports Council Club
• Dum Dum Natun Dal

References