Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Serampore
City in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Serampore (also called Serampur, Srirampur, Srirampore, Shreerampur, Shreerampore, Shrirampur or Shrirampore) is a city in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Srirampore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[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.

This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2011) |
Remove ads
Remove ads
Geography
Summarize
Perspective

4km
2.5miles
2.5miles
O
Hooghly
River
River
CT
Raghunathpur
CT
Kanaipur
CT
Basai
CT
Nabagram Colony
CT
Nawapara
CT
Bamunari
CT
Rishra
CT
Dakshin
Rajyadharpur
Rajyadharpur
CT
Belumilki
M
Uttarpara Kotrung
M
Konnagar
M
Rishra
M
Serampore
M
Baidyabati
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
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 at 22.75°N 88.34°E.
The area consists of flat alluvial plains, that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. This belt is highly industrialised.[3]
Police stations
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]
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 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
Remove ads
Demographics

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]
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).[10]
Remove ads
Education
- Serampore College
- Pearl Rosary School - Mahesh ( WBBSE, WBCHSE)
- 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
- 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
- Rathayatra of Mahesh
- Srerampur (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Sreerampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
- Serampore College
- Senate of Serampore College (University)
- Serampore Town Railway Station
- Srirampore subdivision
- Serampore Mission Press
- Hannah Marshman
- William Carey
- Joshua Marshman
- Willam Ward
- Serampore Trio
- Sheoraphuli Raj Debuttar Estate
- Sheoraphuli
- Sheoraphuli railway station
- St. Olav's Church, Serampore
Remove ads
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads