Serampore
Serampore
Srirampore Sreerampur | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Nickname: Frederiknagore (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). 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.