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Serampore
Srirampore
Sreerampur | |
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City
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| Nickname:
Frederiknagore[1] (1755 to 1845)
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  Serampore Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Serampore Serampore (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 22°45′N 88°20′E / 22.75°N 88.34°E / 22.75; 88.34 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| Founded by | Danish |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Serampore Municipality |
| • Chair Person | Giridhari Saha (AITC) |
| • MP | Kalyan Banerjee (AITC) |
| • MLA | Dr. Sudipto Roy (AITC) and Arindam Guin (AITC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.60 km2 (4.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 181,842 |
| • Density | 16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN |
712201 to 7122**
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| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB 15, WB 16, WB 17, WB 18 |
| Sex ratio | 941 females/1000 males ♂/♀ |
| Literacy Rate | 88.73% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Srerampur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sreerampur and Champdani |
| Website | www |
Serampore (also called Serampur, Srirampur, Srirampore, Shreerampur, Shreerampore, ShrirampurorShrirampore) is a city in Hooghly district in the Indian stateofWest Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Srirampore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) and Greater Kolkata.[2] It is a pre-colonial city on the west bank of the Hooghly River. It was part of Danish India under the name Frederiknagore from 1755 to 1845.
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Kanaipur
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Basai
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Nabagram Colony
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Nawapara
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Bamunari
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Rishra
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Dakshin
Rajyadharpur
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Belumilki
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Uttarpara Kotrung
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Konnagar
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Rishra
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Serampore
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Serampore is located at 22°45′N 88°20′E / 22.75°N 88.34°E / 22.75; 88.34.
The area consists of flat alluvial plains, that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. This belt is highly industrialised.[3]
Serampore police station has jurisdiction over Serampore and Baidyabati Municipal areas, and parts of Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block. Serampore Women police station has been set up.[4][5]
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 Municipality and Baidyabati 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 data for Serampore | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
— |
| Average precipitation mm (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 | |||||||||||||
| Religion in Serampore (2011)[8] | ||||
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| Hinduism |
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90.23% | ||
| Islam |
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8.63% | ||
| Not Stated |
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0.62% | ||
| Christianity |
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0.25% | ||
| Sikhism |
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0.16% | ||
| Others |
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0.12% | ||
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.[9]
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).[10]
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