Hooghly district

Hooghly
Hooghly
District
	Clockwise from top-left: Durga temple of Bali Dewanganj, Hooghly Imambara, Danish cemetery at Serampore, Hooghly River, Bandel Church at Bandel
	Location of Hooghly district in West Bengal
	Coordinates: 22°54′N 88°23′E / 22.90°N 88.39°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Burdwan
Headquarters	Chinsurah
Government
• Subdivisions	Chinsurah Sadar, Chandannagar, Srirampore, Arambag
• 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
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Arambagh, Hooghly, Serampore
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Uttarpara, Sreerampur, Champdani, Singur, Chandannagar, Chunchura, Balagarh, Pandua, Saptagram, Chanditala, Jangipara, Haripal, Dhanekhali, Tarakeswar, Pursurah, Arambag, Goghat, Khanakul
Area
• Total	3,149 km2 (1,216 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	5,519,145
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	82.55 per cent
• Sex ratio	961 ♂/♀
Languages
• Official	Bengali
• Additional official	English
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	hooghly.nic.in

Hooghly district (/ˈhuːɡliː/) 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.

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