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Serampore

Coordinates:22°45′N88°20′E/ 22.75°N 88.34°E/22.75; 88.34
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Serampore
Srirampore
Sreerampur
City
Nickname:
Frederiknagore[1](1755 to 1845)
Serampore is located in West Bengal
Serampore
Serampore
Location in West Bengal, India
Serampore is located in India
Serampore
Serampore
Serampore (India)
Coordinates:22°45′N88°20′E/ 22.75°N 88.34°E/22.75; 88.34
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
RegionGreater Kolkata
Founded byDanish
Government
• TypeMunicipality
• BodySerampore Municipality
• Chair PersonGiridhari Saha (AITC)
• MPKalyan Banerjee(AITC)
• MLADr. Sudipto Roy (AITC) and Arindam Guin (AITC)
Area
• Total11.60 km2(4.48 sq mi)
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
(2011)
• Total181,842
• Density16,000/km2(41,000/sq mi)
Languages
• OfficialBengali,English
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)
PIN
712201 to 7122**
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB 15, WB 16, WB 17, WB 18
Sex ratio941 females/1000 males♂/♀
Literacy Rate88.73%
Lok SabhaconstituencySrerampur
Vidhan SabhaconstituencySreerampurandChampdani
Websitewww.seramporemunicipality.net.in//

Serampore(also calledSerampur,Srirampur,Srirampore,Shreerampur,Shreerampore,ShrirampurorShrirampore) is a city inHooghly districtin theIndian stateofWest Bengal.It is the headquarters of theSrirampore subdivision.It is a part of the area covered byKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority(KMDA) andGreater Kolkata.[2]It is a pre-colonial city on the west bank of theHooghly River.It was part ofDanish Indiaunder the nameFrederiknagorefrom 1755 to 1845.

Frontfaçadeof Serampore Rajbari,Chatra

Geography

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3miles
Hooghly
River
Raghunathpur
CT
Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) (CT)
Kanaipur
CT
Kanaipur (CT)
Basai
CT
Basai (CT)
Nabagram Colony
CT
Nabagram Colony (CT)
Nawapara
CT
Nawapara (CT)
Bamunari
CT
Bamunari (CT)
Rishra
CT
Rishra, Sreerampur Uttarpara (CT)
Dakshin
Rajyadharpur
CT
Dakshin Rajyadharpur (CT)
Belumilki
CT
Belumilki (CT)
Uttarpara Kotrung
M
Uttarpara Kotrung (M)
Konnagar
M
Konnagar (M)
Rishra
M
Rishra (M)
Serampore
M
Baidyabati
M
Baidyabati (M)
Cities and towns in the Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Serampore is located at22°45′N88°20′E/ 22.75°N 88.34°E/22.75; 88.34.

The area consists of flatalluvialplains, that form a part of theGangetic Delta.This belt is highly industrialised.[3]

Police stations

Serampore police station has jurisdiction over Serampore andBaidyabatiMunicipal areas, and parts ofSreerampur UttarparaCD Block. Serampore Women police station has been set up.[4][5]

Urbanisation

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are:Dankuni Municipality,Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality,Konnagar Municipality,Rishra Municipality,Serampore MunicipalityandBaidyabati Municipality.Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in the map alongside) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns in the last 3 CD Blocks are shown in a separate map).[6][7]All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full-screen map.

Climate

Climate data for Serampore
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26
(79) 		29
(84) 		33
(91) 		36
(97) 		36
(97) 		34
(93) 		33
(91) 		33
(91) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		30
(86) 		27
(81) 		32
(89)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12
(54) 		16
(61) 		21
(70) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		26
(79) 		26
(79) 		26
(79) 		26
(79) 		24
(75) 		— 14
(57) 		—
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) 19.2
(0.76) 		39.4
(1.55) 		38
(1.5) 		49.5
(1.95) 		132.7
(5.22) 		245.9
(9.68) 		347.6
(13.69) 		322.4
(12.69) 		291.2
(11.46) 		163.6
(6.44) 		27.9
(1.10) 		5.7
(0.22) 		1,683.1
(66.26)
Source:Serampore Weather

Demographics

Religion in Serampore (2011)[8]
Hinduism
 
 90.23%
Islam
 
 8.63%
Not Stated
 
 0.62%
Christianity
 
 0.25%
Sikhism
 
 0.16%
Others
 
 0.12%
Rathayatra of Mahesh

At the 2011census,Serampore had a population of 181,842. Males constituted 51.55% of the population and females 48.45%. It had an average literacy rate of 88.73%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy was 92.75% and female literacy 87.05%; 7% of the population was under 6 years of age.[9]

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

The following Municipalities and Census Towns in Hooghly district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census:Bansberia(M),Hugli-Chinsurah(M), Bara Khejuria (Out Growth),Shankhanagar(CT),Amodghata(CT),Chak Bansberia(CT),Naldanga(CT),Kodalia(CT),Kulihanda(CT),Simla(CT),Dharmapur(CT),Bhadreswar(M),Champdani(M),Chandannagar(M Corp.),Baidyabati(M), Serampore (M),Rishra(M),Rishra(CT),Bamunari(CT),Dakshin Rajyadharpur(CT),Nabagram Colony(CT),Konnagar(M),Uttarpara Kotrung(M),Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni)(CT),Kanaipur(CT) andKeota(CT).[10]

Education

See also

References

  1. ^Serampore as Frederiknagorehooghlyheritage.wordpress.com.Retrieved 10 March 2021
  2. ^"Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area".Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived fromthe originalon 28 September 2007.Retrieved3 September2007.
  3. ^"District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA"(PDF).Physiography, Page 17–24.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.Retrieved28 September2018.
  4. ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly".Tables 2.1, 2.2.Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved15 October2018.
  5. ^"Hooghly District Police".West Bengal Police.Retrieved20 June2017.
  6. ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly".Table 2.2, 2.4(a).Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved3 October2018.
  7. ^"C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)".2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved3 October2018.
  8. ^"City Census 2011".Census2011.co.in. 2011.Retrieved30 September2011.
  9. ^"Census of India 2011: Serampore City Census 2011 data".Census Commission of India.Retrieved1 November2015.
  10. ^"Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011"(PDF).Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh.Census of India 2011.Retrieved16 June2016.
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