Serampore

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Serampore (also known as Serampur, Srirampur, Srirampore, Shreerampur, Shreerampore, Shrirampur or Shrirampore) is a city in Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves as the headquarters of the Srirampore subdivision and is part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1] Located on the west bank of the Hooghly River, it was a pre-colonial city that was part of Danish India under the name Frederiknagore from 1755 to 1845.

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Front façade of Serampore Rajbari, Chatra

Geography

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Location

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The area consists of flat alluvial plains, that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. This belt is highly industrialised.[2]

Police stations

Serampore police station has jurisdiction over Serampore and Baidyabati municipal areas, as well as parts of Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block. Additionally, the Serampore Women's police station has been established.[3][4]

Urbanisation

The Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. Of its population, 73.13% is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision includes 6 municipalities and 34 census towns, specifically: Dankuni Municipality, Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Rishra Municipality, Serampore Municipality, and Baidyabati Municipality. Among the CD Blocks within the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in the map alongside) has 76% urban population. Chanditala I has 42%, Chanditala II has 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns in the latter three CD Blocks are shown in a separate map).[5][6] All places marked on the map are linked in the larger full-screen map.

Climate

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Demographics

Religion in Serampore (2011)[7]
Hinduism
90.23%
Islam
8.63%
Not Stated
0.62%
Christianity
0.25%
Sikhism
0.16%
Others
0.12%
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Rathayatra of Mahesh

At the 2011 census, 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.[8]

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) and Keota (CT).[9]

Education

See also

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References

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External links

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