Baidyabati is a city and a municipality

Municipality

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 in Hooghly district

Hooghly District

Hooghly district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal in India. It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli or Hugli. The district is named after the Hooghly River.The headquarters of the district are at Chinsura...

  in the state of West Bengal

West Bengal

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, India

India

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. It is under Serampore

Serampore

Serampore is a city and a municipality in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. It is a pre-colonial town on the right bank of the Hoogli River...

 police station in Srirampore subdivision

Srirampore subdivision

Srirampore subdivision , is a subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of five municipalities and four community development blocks: Chanditala–I, Chanditala–II, Jangipara and Sreerampur Uttarpara. The four blocks contain 37 gram panchayats...

. Now it is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority

Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority

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Geography

Baidyabati is located at 22.79°N 88.32°E. It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Baidyabati had a population of 108,231. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Baidyabati has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.