Baruipur

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Baruipur

Town in the head-quarters subdivision of the District of the Twenty-four Parganas, Bengal, situated in 22° 21' N. and 88° 27'E., on the banks of the Adi Ganga (original bed of the Ganges), 15 miles south of Calcutta. Population (1901), 4,217. The town was formerly the head-quarters of a subdivision of the same name, which was amalgamated with the Alipore subdivision in 1883. Baruipur derives its name from the extensive cultivation of f>dn {Piper Betle) by the Barui caste. The town is a mission station of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, and contains a large church. Baruipur was constituted a municipality in 1869. The income during the decade ending 1901-2 averaged Rs. 4,700, and the expenditure Rs. 4,500. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 6,900, including Rs. 3,000 derived from a tax on persons ; and the expenditure was Rs. 7,200.