Serampore

Serampore
Srirampore
Sreerampur
City
Nickname: 
Frederiknagore[1] (1755–1845)
Serampore
Location in West Bengal, India
Serampore
Serampore (India)
Coordinates: 22°45′N 88°20′E / 22.75°N 88.34°E / 22.75; 88.34
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DivisionBurdwan
DistrictHooghly
SubdivisionSrirampore
Founded byDanish
Named afterShri Ramsita Temple
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodySerampore Municipality
 • Chair PersonGiridhari Saha (AITC)
 • MPKalyan Banerjee (AITC)
 • MLADr. 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
 • Density16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
712201, 712202, 712203
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB 15, WB 16, WB 17, WB 18
Sex ratio941 females per 1,000 males
Literacy Rate88.73%
Lok Sabha constituencySrerampur
Vidhan Sabha constituencySreerampur and Champdani
Websitewww.seramporemunicipality.net.in//

Serampore (also known as Serampur, Srirampur, Srirampore, Shreerampur, Shreerampore, Shrirampur or Shrirampore) is a city in Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves as the headquarters of the Srirampore subdivision and is part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[2] Located on the west bank of the Hooghly River, it was a pre-colonial city that was part of Danish India under the name Frederiknagore from 1755 to 1845.

  1. ^ Serampore as Frederiknagore hooghlyheritage.wordpress.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021
  2. ^ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.