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Serampore (also called Serampur, Srirampur, Srirampore, Shreerampur, Shreerampore, Shrirampur or Shrirampore) is a city in
Hooghly district Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsurah (' ...
in the
Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...
of
West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
. It is the headquarters of the
Srirampore subdivision Srirampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanised, with the highest density of population, of all the subdivisions of Hooghl ...
. It is a part of the area covered by
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is the statutory planning and development authority for the Kolkata metropolitan area in the Indian state of West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a S ...
(KMDA). It is a pre-colonial city on the west bank of the
Hooghly River The Hooghly River (, also spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the G ...
. It was part of
Danish India Danish India () was the name given to the forts and Factory (trading post), factories of Denmark (Denmark–Norway before 1814) in the Indian subcontinent, forming part of the Danish overseas colonies. Denmark–Norway held colonial possessions ...
under the name Frederiknagore from 1755 to 1845.


Geography


Location

Serampore is located at . The area consists of flat
alluvial Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...
plains, that form a part of the
Gangetic Delta The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Be ...
. This belt is highly industrialised.


Police stations

Serampore police station has jurisdiction over Serampore and
Baidyabati Baidyabati is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the State of West Bengal in India. It is under Serampore police station of Srirampore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KM ...
Municipal areas, and parts of
Sreerampur Uttarpara Sreerampur Uttarpara is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview The Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block is part of the Hooghly Flats, ...
CD Block. Serampore Women police station has been set up.


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 Dankuni Municipality is the civic body that governs Dankuni and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. Geography Dankuni Municipality covers an area of 19.5 sq km and has a total population of ...
,
Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality is the civic body that governs Uttarpara Kotrung and its surrounding areas (Bhadrakali, Hooghly, Bhadrakali and Hind Motor) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. It is the oldest munic ...
,
Konnagar Municipality Konnagar Municipality is the civic body that governs Konnagar and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Konnagar Municipality was established in 1944. Sib Chandra Deb contributed tirele ...
,
Rishra Municipality Rishra Municipality is the civic body that governs Rishra and its surrounding areas in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the Li ...
,
Serampore Municipality Serampore Municipality is the civic body that governs Serampore and its surrounding areas ( Mahesh, Tin Bazar, Battala and partly Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Serampore is the first town ...
and
Baidyabati Municipality Baidyabati Municipality is the civic body that governs Baidyabati and its surrounding areas ( Sheoraphuli and partly Chatra) in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. History Baidyabati Municipality was established in ...
. 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). All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full-screen map.


Climate


Demographics

At the 2011
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, 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.


Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

The following Municipalities and Census Towns in Hooghly district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census:
Bansberia Bansberia is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is about away from Kolkata, at the western end of the Iswar Gupta Setu (Kalyani, West Bengal, Kalyani-Bansberia) ...
(M), Hugli-Chinsurah (M), Bara Khejuria (
Out Growth An out growth (OG) is an urban settlement contiguous to another urban area (such as a statutory town, census town, or city) that possesses urban characteristics but is not qualified as an independent town. It should not possess any uninhabited are ...
),
Shankhanagar Shankhanagar is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Shankhanagar is located at . The area is composed of flat alluvial plains tha ...
(CT),
Amodghata Amodghata is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Amodghata is located at . The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form ...
(CT),
Chak Bansberia Chak Bansberia is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Chak Bansberia is located at . The area is composed of flat alluvial plains ...
(CT), Naldanga (CT), Kodalia (CT),
Kulihanda Kulihanda is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Kulihanda is located at . The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a p ...
(CT),
Simla Shimla, also known as Simla (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Himachal Pradesh, the official name until 1972), is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summe ...
(CT), Dharmapur (CT), Bhadreswar (M),
Champdani Champdani is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under Bhadreswar police station in Chandannagore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (K ...
(M),
Chandannagar Chandannagar (), also known by its former names Chandannagore and Chandernagor (), is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and is a part of the area covered by Ko ...
(M Corp.),
Baidyabati Baidyabati is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the State of West Bengal in India. It is under Serampore police station of Srirampore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KM ...
(M), Serampore (M),
Rishra Rishra is a city and a municipality in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History The origin of Rishra situate ...
(M),
Rishra Rishra is a city and a municipality in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History The origin of Rishra situate ...
(CT),
Bamunari Bamunari is a census town of Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Bamunari is located at . Rishra (CT), Bamunari, Nawapara, Nabagram Colony, Kana ...
(CT),
Dakshin Rajyadharpur Dakshin Rajyadharpur is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Dakshin Rajyadharpur is located at . Belumilki and Dakshin Rajyadh ...
(CT),
Nabagram Colony Nabagram is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Nabagram Colony is located at . It has an average elevation of . Rishra (CT), ...
(CT),
Konnagar Konnagar is a town and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town is under the jurisdiction of the Uttarpara police station in Serampore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan ...
(M),
Uttarpara Kotrung Uttarpara or Uttarpara Kotrung is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Uttarpara is located at , within 10 k ...
(M),
Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) Raghunathpur is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Raghunathpur is located at . Rishra (CT), Bamunari, Nawapara, Nabagram ...
(CT),
Kanaipur Kanaipur is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Kanaipur is located at . Rishra (CT), Bamunari, Nawapara, Nabagram Colony, K ...
(CT) and Keota (CT).


Education

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Serampore College Serampore College is located in Serampore, in West Bengal, India. Established in 1818, it is the fourth oldest college in the country after Old Seminary, Kottayam (Established 1815), CMS College, Kottayam and Presidency College in Kolkata, a ...
*Pearl Rosary School - Mahesh (
WBBSE The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) is the West Bengal state government administered autonomous examining authority for the Standard 10 examination (or secondary school level examination) of West Bengal, India. It came into f ...
,
WBCHSE The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) is an Indian examining authority (School Educational Board), which is responsible for conducting examinations for standard XII for both government and private schools affiliated to ...
) * Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology * Serampore Union Institution * Serampore Girls' College * Mahesh Sri Ramkrishna Ashram Vidyalaya (Higher Secondary) * Serampore Girl's High School (Akna Girl's High School) *
Chatra Nandalal Institution Chatra Nandalal Institution, in Serampore, was established in 1874 in Hooghly District, West Bengal, India. It is situated on the bank of the Hooghly River and commands a riverside view of the cantonment town of Barrackpore. Academic affiliati ...
* Serampore Mission Girls High School * Malina Lahiri Boy's Academy * Holy Home School * West Point Academy * Gospel Home school * * Pearl Rosary school (West Chatra) * Kidzee * Bangla High School * Ballavpur High School * Mahesh high School * Mahesh Banga Vidyalaya * Ramesh Chandra Girl's High School * Rajyadharpur Netaji Uchcha Balika Vidyalaya * Parameshwari Girl's High School * Nabagram K D Paul Vidyalaya * Chatra Bani Balika Vidyalaya * Anjuman.n.c.l.project School * Aurobindo N.c.l.p School * Bharati Balika Pry. School * Fatema Girls Jr. High School * Gopinath Saha Pry. School * Mission Girls High School * Nayabasti Sree Shiva Jr High School * Saraswati.n.c.l.p Special School * Viswanath Vidyamandir * Prabash Nagar G.s.f.p. * Mallickpara Municipal Free Pry


See also

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Rathayatra of Mahesh The Rathayatra of Mahesh () is the oldest Temple car, chariot festival in Bengal, and is said to have been celebrated since 1396. The first temple of Jagannath Deb was built by Raja Manohar Roy of Sheoraphuli Raj Debuttar Estate, Sheoraphuli Raj ...
* Srerampur (Lok Sabha constituency) *
Sreerampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Serampore Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 186 Sreerampur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: ...
*
Serampore College Serampore College is located in Serampore, in West Bengal, India. Established in 1818, it is the fourth oldest college in the country after Old Seminary, Kottayam (Established 1815), CMS College, Kottayam and Presidency College in Kolkata, a ...
*
Senate of Serampore College (University) The Senate of Serampore College (University) is an ecumenical regulatory and affiliating body for Christian theological education, which works in partnership with Bible colleges, seminaries and theological research institutes in the Indian subco ...
*
Serampore Town Railway Station Shrirampur railway station (also known as Serampore railway station) is one of the busiest railway stations on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line located in the Hooghly district, of the Indian state of West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali ...
*
Srirampore subdivision Srirampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanised, with the highest density of population, of all the subdivisions of Hooghl ...
*
Serampore Mission Press The Serampore Mission Press was a book and newspaper publisher that operated in Serampore, Danish India, from 1800 to 1837. The Press was founded by the British Baptist missionaries William Carey, William Ward, and Joshua Marshman, collectively ...
*
Hannah Marshman Hannah Marshman (13 May 1767 – 5 March 1847) was an English missionary who founded a school at Serampore, India. She was the daughter of John Shepherd, a farmer, and his wife Rachel, and the granddaughter of John Clark, pastor of the Baptist ...
* William Carey *
Joshua Marshman Joshua Marshman (20 April 1768 – 6 December 1837) was a Baptist missionary in Bengal, India from 1799 until his death. He was a member of the Serampore trio with William Carey (missionary), William Carey and William Ward (missionary), William ...
* Willam Ward * Serampore Trio * Sheoraphuli Raj Debuttar Estate *
Sheoraphuli Sheoraphuli (also known as Seoraphuli) is a neighbourhood in Baidyabati of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is on the west side of the Hooghly river. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Aut ...
*
Sheoraphuli railway station Seoraphuli Junction railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Sheoraphuli area & northern part of the Serampore City. The Sheoraph ...
* St. Olav's Church, Serampore


References


External links


JNNURM of West Bengal



Rotary Club of Serampore
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