Hugli-Chuchura

Hugli-Chuchura
হুগলি-চুঁচুড়া
Hooghly-Chinsurah
City
Chinsurah
Edwardian Clock Tower (Ghorir More)
Edwardian Clock Tower (Ghorir More)
Nickname: 
Chunchura
Hugli-Chuchura is located in West Bengal
Hugli-Chuchura
Hugli-Chuchura
Hugli-Chuchura is located in India
Hugli-Chuchura
Hugli-Chuchura
Coordinates: 22°54′N 88°23′E / 22.90°N 88.39°E / 22.90; 88.39
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DivisionBurdwan
DistrictHooghly
SubdivisionChinsurah
MunicipalityHooghly-Chinsurah
Metropolitan AreaGreater Kolkata
Establishment of Hooghly by Portuguese1537
Establishment of Chinsurah by Dutch1635
Annexation by British East India Company1825
Establishment of Hooghly-Chinsurah Municipality1865
Founded by Netherlands Dutch
Named forSpecial cane or spire
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyHooghly Chinsurah Municipality
 • Chairman •Vice ChairmanAmit Roy •Partha Saha
Area
 • Total18 km2 (7 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd in Hooghly District just after Chandernagore
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total288,090
 • Rank2nd in Hooghly District just after Serampore
 • Density6,641/km2 (17,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
 • Additional officialDutch
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
712101, 712102, 712103, 712104, 712105, 712106
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyHooghly
Member of ParliamentRachana Banerjee (AITC)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChunchura
Member of Legislative AssemblyAsit Mazumder (AITC)
Websitehooghly.nic.in
hcm.net.in

Hugli-Chuchura (pronounced [ɦuɡli-tʃutʃuɽa]), also known by its former names Chinsurah or Hooghly-Chinsurah, is a city of Hooghly district and the district headquarters of Hooghly division in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the densely populated cities of West Bengal. It lies on the bank of Hooghly River, 35 km north of Kolkata, the state capital.[1] It is located in the district of Hooghly and is home to the district headquarters. Chuchura houses the Commissioner of the Burdwan Range. The District Court building of Chinsurah is the longest building in West Bengal. It is a part of Greater Kolkata covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[2]

Chinsurah is the home to the new state-of-the-art 1000 KW DRM transmitter of Prasar Bharti which enables 'Akashvaani Maitree' to be broadcast across Bangladesh. This special Bangla service of All India Radio was launched in the wake of the Bangladesh Liberation Movement and played a key role during the war, broadcasting Indian news bulletins in Bangladesh. It continued till April 2010 but was discontinued thereafter due to decommissioning of the Super Power Transmitter at Chinsurah.[3] The headquarters of the Hooghly District Sports Association (HDSA) and the famous Imambara Sadar District Hospital is situated here. Chinsurah is also the home of the oldest Armenian church in India and old Hindu Temples.

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chinsura" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 235.
  2. ^ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 7 March 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
  3. ^ "AIR to re-launch radio channel for Bangladesh, plans joint content". Indian Express. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.