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Chandannagar
চন্দননগর Chandernagore | |
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City | |
      Clockwise from the top: Église du Sacré-Cœur, Nandulal Temple, Tour de l'Horloge, Patal Bari, Institut de Chandernagor and Chandannagar Strand | |
| Etymology: see Etymology | |
| Nickname: Farasdanga | |
  Chandannagar Location in West Bengal, India  Chandannagar Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 22°52′N 88°23′E / 22.87°N 88.38°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Burdwan |
| District | Hooghly |
| Subdivision | Chandannagar |
| French Indian colony of the French colonial empire | 1696 |
| De facto transfer to India | 2 February 1951 |
| De jure transfer to India | 9 June 1952 |
| Incorporated in West Bengal | 2 October 1954 |
| Founded by | French East India Company |
| Named for | Bending of the Hooghly river |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Chandernagore Municipal Corporation |
| • Commissioner | Swapan Kundu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 166,867 |
| • Density | 8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bengali: Chandannagari French: Chandernagorien(ne) English: Chandernagorean |
| Languages | |
| • Official | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712136, 712137, 712138 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| MP | Rachana Banerjee (AITC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chandannagar |
| MLA | Indranil Sen (AITC) |
| Website | http://heritagechandernagore.com/ |
Chandannagar (Bengali: [t͡ʃɔndɔnːɔˈɡɔɾ]), also known by its former names Chandernagore and Chandernagor (French: [ʃɑ̃dɛʁnaɡɔʁ]), 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 Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1]
Located on the western bank of Hooghly River, the city was one of the five settlements of French India. Indo-French architecture is seen in the colonial bungalows, most of which are in a dilapidated state.[2]
- ^ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
- ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (7 February 2019). "Buildings in former French colony await restoration". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.