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Serampore
Srirampore Sreerampur | |
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City | |
Nickname: Frederiknagore[1] (1755 to 1845) | |
Coordinates: 22°45′N 88°20′E / 22.75°N 88.34°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
Division | Burdwan |
District | Hooghly |
Founded by | Danish |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Serampore Municipality |
• Chair Person | Giridhari Saha (AITC) |
• MP | Kalyan Banerjee (AITC) |
• MLA | Dr. Sudipto Roy (AITC) and Arindam Guin (AITC) |
Area | |
• Total | 11.60 km2 (4.48 sq mi) |
Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 181,842 |
• Density | 16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 712201 to 7122** |
Telephone code | +91 33 |
Vehicle registration | WB 15, WB 16, WB 17, WB 18 |
Sex ratio | 941 females/1000 males ♂/♀ |
Literacy Rate | 88.73% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Srerampur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sreerampur and Champdani |
Website | www |
Serampore (also called Serampur, Srirampur, Srirampore, Shreerampur, Shreerampore, Shrirampur or Shrirampore) is a city in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Srirampore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[2] It is a pre-colonial city on the west bank of the Hooghly River. It was part of Danish India under the name Frederiknagore from 1755 to 1845.