District in West Bengal, India
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see
Hugli-Chuchura.
District in West Bengal, India
Hooghly |
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Location of Hooghly district in West Bengal |
Coordinates: 22°54′N 88°23′E / 22.90°N 88.39°E / 22.90; 88.39 |
Country | India |
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State | West Bengal |
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Division | Burdwan |
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Headquarters | Chinsurah |
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• Subdivisions | Chinsurah Sadar, Chandannagar, Srirampore, Arambag |
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• CD Blocks | Balagarh, Chinsurah Mogra, Dhaniakhali, Pandua, Polba Dadpur, Haripal, Singur, Tarakeswar, Chanditala I, Chanditala II, Jangipara, Serampore Uttarpara, Khanakul I, Khanakul II, Goghat I, Goghat II, Pursurah |
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• Lok Sabha constituencies | Arambagh, Hooghly, Serampore |
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• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Uttarpara, Sreerampur, Champdani, Singur, Chandannagar, Chunchura, Balagarh, Pandua, Saptagram, Chanditala, Jangipara, Haripal, Dhanekhali, Tarakeswar, Pursurah, Arambag, Goghat, Khanakul |
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• Total | 3,149 km2 (1,216 sq mi) |
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• Total | 5,519,145 |
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• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
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• Literacy | 82.55 per cent |
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• Sex ratio | 961 ♂/♀ |
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• Official | Bengali[1][2] |
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• Additional official | English[1] |
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Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
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Website | hooghly.nic.in |
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Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli or Hugli. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsurah (Chunchura). There are four subdivisions: Chinsurah Sadar, Srirampore, Chandannagore, and Arambagh.