Serampore

Serampore () (also called Serampur, Srirampur, Srirampore, Shreerampur, Shreerampore, Shrirampur, Shrirampore) is a city and a municipality in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. It is a town on the right bank of the Hoogly River.

Serampore was a colony of Denmark (what is known as Danish India) under the name Frederiksnagore from 1755 to 1845, when it became a British colony.

 Demographics 
In the 2011 census,the population of Serampore was of 183,339 personas, of which 94,514 (52%) were male and 88,825 (%) were female; 12,817 (7%) were under 6 years of age. Those that could read and write were 153,460 (8%): 81,592 men (86% of men) and 71,868 women (81% of women).

Universities
 Serampore College 
 Serampore Textile Engineering College
 Suro Bharati Sangeet Kala Kendra (All India Board of music and fine arts Education)
 Serampore Girls' College

 References 

 Other websites 
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority 

Category:Cities in West Bengal