Serampore

Serampore (also called Serampur, Srirampur, Srirampore, Shreerampur, Shreerampore, Shrirampur or Shrirampore) is a city of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarter of the Srirampore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) and Greater Kolkata. 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.
Geography
Location
Serampore is located at .
The area consists of flat alluvial plains, that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. This belt is highly industrialised.
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.
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). All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Climate
Demographics
According to an India census, Serampore had a population of 181,842 in 2011. 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 (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).
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
References
External links
JNNURM of West Bengal
WorldStatesmen- India
Rotary Club of Serampore
Cities and towns in Hooghly district
Danish India
Former Danish colonies
Neighbourhoods in Kolkata
Kolkata Metropolitan Area