Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the

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n state of

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. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the

Hooghly River The Hooghly River (, also spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the G ...

. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsurah (''Chunchura''). There are four subdivisions: Chinsurah Sadar, Srirampore,

Chandannagore Chandannagar (), also known by its former names Chandannagore and Chandernagor (), is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and is a part of the area covered by Kol ...

, and

Arambagh Arambagh also known as Arambag is a town and a municipality in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Arambag subdivision, Arambagh subdivision. Geography Location Arambagh is located at . It has an ...

History

The district of Hooghly derived its name from the town of Hooghly on the west bank of the

Hugli River The Hooghly River (, also spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the G ...

about 40 km north of

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

. This town was a major river port for trade in India before colonization. The district has thousands of years of rich heritage as part of the Bengali kingdom of

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. In 1536 Portuguese traders obtained a permit from Sultan Mahmud Shah to trade in this area. In those days the Hooghly River was the main route for transportation and Hooghly served as an excellent trading port. Within a few decades, the town of Hooghly turned into a major commercial centre and the largest port in Bengal. In 1579–80,

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Emperor

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gave permission to a Portuguese captain Pedro Tavares to establish a city anywhere in the Bengal province. They chose Hooghly, and it became the first European settlement in Bengal. In 1599, the Portuguese traders built a

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and a

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Bandel Bandel is a city in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It was founded by Portuguese Empire, Portuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered by ...

. This was the first Christian church in Bengal and is known as ‘Bandel Church’ today. The Portuguese traders started

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and converting natives into Christians by pressure. At one point they stopped paying taxes to the

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. As a result, Emperor

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ordered the then-ruler of Bengal province, Qasim Khan Juvayni, to blockade the city of Hooghly. This led to a war in 1632 in which the Portuguese were defeated. Among other European powers that came to Hooghly were the

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, the Danish, the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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. Dutch traders centred their activities in the town Chuchura which is south of Hooghly.

Chandannagar Chandannagar (), also known by its former names Chandannagore and Chandernagor (), is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and is a part of the area covered by Ko ...

became the base of the French and the city remained under their control from 1816 to 1950. Similarly, the Danish establishment in settlement in

Serampore 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 ...

(1755). All these towns are on the west bank of the

and served as ports. Among these European countries, the British ultimately became most powerful. Chinsurah N

Initially the British were based in and around the city of Hooghly like traders from other countries. In 1690

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decided to shift the British trading centre from Hooghly-Chinsura to

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. The reason behind this decision was the strategically safe location of Calcutta and its proximity to the

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. As a result, trade and commerce in the

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province shifted from the town of Hooghly to Calcutta. Hooghly lost its importance as Calcutta prospered. After the

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this region was brought under direct British rule until India's independence in 1947. After independence, this district merged into the state of

. Though the city of Hooghly is more than 500 years old, the district of Hooghly was formed in 1795 with the city of Hooghly as its headquarters. Later the headquarters shifted to the town of Chuchura. In 1843 the

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was created from the southern portion of this district. And in 1872, the south-west portion of this district was merged into the

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. The last change in area occurred in 1966. Some_village_in_Hooghly

Tarakeswar Temple

The

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, dedicated to the Hindu god

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worshiped as Taraknath, is a major pilgrimage spot in the town of

Tarakeswar Tarakeswar is a famous sacred city and a municipality in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Tarakeswar is called "Baba Dham" or "The city of Shiva". It is one of the major tourist and holy place of West Bengal as well as India ...

. Built in 1729, the temple is an ‘atchala’ structure of Bengal temple architecture with a ‘ natmandir’ in front. Close by are the shrines of

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and

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. Dudhpukur, a tank to the north of the Shiva temple is believed to fulfil the prayers of those taking a dip in it. Pilgrims visit the temple throughout the year, especially on Mondays. Thousands of pilgrims visit Tarakeswar on the occasions of

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and ‘ Gajan’, the former taking place in

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(Feb-March) while the latter lasts for five days ending on the last day of Chaitra (mid-April). The month of Sravana (mid-July to mid-August) is seen to be auspicious for Shiva when celebrations are held on each Monday.

Geography

The district is flat, with no place having an elevation of more than 200 meters. The River Hooghly borders it to the east. Another major river is the Damodar. The district is bordered by

to the south,

Purba Bardhaman Purba Bardhaman district is in the Indian state of West Bengal. Its headquarters is in Bardhaman. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after the division of the previous Bardhaman district. Great revolutionary Rash Behari Bose was born in village Suba ...

District to the north, and to the east by the River Hooghly.

Bankura Bankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district. Etymology It comes from the old Austric word ráŕhá or ráŕho which means “land of red soil”.P.R. Sarkar Rarh - ...

District lies to the north-west, with

Paschim Medinipur Paschim Medinipur (English: ''West Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur a ...

District to the south-west.

Economy

Hooghly is one of the most economically developed districts in West Bengal. It is the main jute cultivation, jute industry, and

jute trade The jute trade is centered mainly around India, India's West Bengal and Assam, and Bangladesh. The major producing country of jute is India and biggest exporter is Bangladesh, due to their natural fertile soil. Production of jute by India and Ba ...

hub in the state. The jute mills are along the banks of the river Hooghly in Tribeni, Bhadreswar, Champdani and Sreerampur. There are a number of industrial complexes including one of the largest car manufacturing plants in India, the Hindustan Motors plant in Uttarpara. It was also home to the Singur Tata Nano controversy. Hindustan Motors plant was closed in 2014. Bandel Thermal power plant and Tribeni tissue plant (ITC) are running smoothly.

Divisions

Administrative subdivisions

The district comprises four subdivisions: Chinsurah, Chandannagore, Srirampore and Arambagh. *

Chinsurah subdivision Chinsurah subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview The eastern portion of Chinsurah subdivision is part of the Hooghly Flats, a natural physiographic region, that is a narr ...

consists of two municipalities (

Hugli-Chuchura Hugli-Chuchura (), also known by its List of renamed places in India, former names Chinsurah or Hooghly-Chinsurah, is a city of Hooghly district and the district headquarters of Hooghly division in the Indian States and union territories of ...

and

Bansberia Bansberia is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is about away from Kolkata, at the western end of the Iswar Gupta Setu (Kalyani, West Bengal, Kalyani-Bansberia) ...

) and five community development blocs: Balagarh, Chinsurah–Mogra, Dhaniakhali, Pandua and Polba–Dadpur. *

Chandannagore subdivision Chandannagore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview A major portion of Chandannagore subdivision is part of the Hooghly- Damodar Plain, the agriculturally rich alluvia ...

consists of

municipal corporation and three municipalities ( Bhadreswar,

Champdani Champdani is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under Bhadreswar police station in Chandannagore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (K ...

and

) and three community development blocs: Haripal, Singur and Tarakeswar. *

Srirampore subdivision Srirampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanised, with the highest density of population, of all the subdivisions of Hooghl ...

consists of six municipalities (

Uttarpara Kotrung Uttarpara or Uttarpara Kotrung is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Uttarpara is located at , within 10 k ...

Dankuni Dankuni is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Positioned strategically near Kolkata, it has emerged as an import ...

Konnagar Konnagar is a town and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town is under the jurisdiction of the Uttarpara police station in Serampore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan ...

Rishra Rishra is a city and a municipality in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History The origin of Rishra situate ...

and

Baidyabati Baidyabati is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the State of West Bengal in India. It is under Serampore police station of Srirampore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KM ...

) and four community development blocks: Chanditala–I, Chanditala–II, Jangipara and Sreerampur Uttarpara. *

Arambagh subdivision Arambag subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview Arambag subdivision is a rural dominated area. All the blocks in the subdivision have their entire population living in th ...

consists of

Arambag Arambagh also known as Arambag is a town and a municipality in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Arambagh subdivision. Geography Location Arambagh is located at . It has an average elevation of ...

municipality and six community development blocks: Arambag, Khanakul–I, Khanakul–II, Goghat–I, Goghat–II and Pursurah.

is the district headquarters. There are 23 police stations, 18 development blocks, 12 municipalities and 207 gram panchayats in this district. Other than municipality area, each subdivision contains community development blocks that are divided into rural areas and census towns. There are 41 urban units: 12 municipalities and 64

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Chinsurah subdivision

* Two municipalities: Hugli-Chinsurah and

Balagarh Balagarh is a village in Balagarh CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Balagarh is located at . The Balagarh CD Block is mostly part of the Hooghly Flats, one of the th ...

community development block consists of rural areas with 13 gram panchayats and four census towns:

Jirat Jirat is a census town located in Hooghly district, Hooghly District in the Indian States and territories of India, State of West Bengal. Geography Location Jirat is situated under Balagarh (community development block), Balagarh Block. Ba ...

, Sripur,

Badhagachhi Badhagachhi is a census town in Balagarh CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Badhagachhi is located at The Balagarh CD Block is mostly part of the Hooghly Flats, one ...

Mirdhanga Mirdhanga is a census town in Balagarh CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Mirdhanga is located at . The Balagarh CD Block is mostly part of the Hooghly Flats, one of t ...

. *

Chinsurah Mogra Chinsurah Mogra is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview The Chinsurah Mogra CD Block is part of the Hooghly Flats, one of the ...

community development block consists of rural areas with 10 gram panchayats and eight census towns: Kodalia, Raghunathpur,

Madhusudanpur Madhusudanpur is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Madhusudanpur is located at . The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that f ...

Amodghata Amodghata is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Amodghata is located at . The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form ...

Shankhanagar Shankhanagar is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Shankhanagar is located at . The area is composed of flat alluvial plains tha ...

Chak Bansberia Chak Bansberia is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Chak Bansberia is located at . The area is composed of flat alluvial plains ...

Kulihanda Kulihanda is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Kulihanda is located at . The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a p ...

Simla Shimla, also known as Simla (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Himachal Pradesh, the official name until 1972), is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summe ...

. *

Dhaniakhali Dhaniakhali (Bengali : ধনিয়াখালি) is a village in Dhaniakhali CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The place has lent its name to the popular Dhaniakhali Sari. Geography ...

community development block consists of rural areas only with 18 gram panchayats. *

Pandua Pandua may refer to: * Pandu (actor) (1947–2021), a Tamil film actor * Pandua (community development block), Hooghly District, West Bengal * Pandua (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Hooghly District, West Bengal * Pandua, Malda, now known as Adina, ru ...

community development block consists of rural areas with 15 gram panchayats and three census towns:

Boinchi Boinchi (also spelt Bainchi or Boinchee) is a Census town located in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under Pandua Police Station in Chinsurah subdivision. The town is located approximately 71 kilometers from Kolkata vi ...

and

Batika Batika is a census town in Pandua CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Batika is generated by combining shape of some colonies. They are Purbapalli (Formerly Goalapara), Roypara and ...

. *

Polba Dadpur Polba Dadpur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview The Polba Dadpur CD Block is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, one of th ...

community development block consists of rural areas only with 12 gram panchayats.

Chandannagore subdivision

municipal corporation * Three municipalities: Bhadreswar,

, and

Haripal Haripal is a village in Haripal CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Haripal is located at . Police station Haripal police station has jurisdiction over Haripal CD ...

community development block consists of rural areas only with 15 gram panchayats one census town:

Bargachhia Bargachhia is a census town of Nalikul Purba Gram Panchayat in Haripal CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Bargachhia is located at . The area is composed of flat ...

. *

Singur Singur is a census town in Singur CD block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Singur is located at . It has an average elevation of 14 metres (45 ft), and i ...

community development block consists of rural areas with 16 gram panchayats and one census town:

. *

community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.

Srirampore subdivision

* Six municipalities:

and

Chanditala I Chanditala I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview The Chanditala I CD block is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, one of t ...

community development block consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats and 2 census towns: Masat,

Gangadharpur Gangadharpur is a census town in the Chanditala I CD block located in the Srirampore subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Gangadharpur is located at . It has an elevation of 14 m ...

, Aniya, Bhagabatipur, Haripur, Krishnarampur, Kumirmorah, Nawabpur, Sheakhala. *

Chanditala II Chanditala II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview The Chanditala II CD Block is part of the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, one of ...

community development block consists of rural areas with 11 gram panchayats and 10 census towns:

Purba Tajpur Purba Tajpur is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Purba Tajpur is located at Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Ta ...

Kharsarai Kharsarai is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Kharsarai is located at . Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, ...

Begampur Begampur is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Begampur is located at Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, Bega ...

Chikrand Chikrand is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision Srirampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview Srirampore subdivision is the most ur ...

, Pairagachha, Monoharpur, Barijhati,

Garalgachha Garalgachha is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Etymology There are three opinions about the name of Garalgachha. One of the popular opinions is 'Garal' m ...

, Krishnapur and Mrigala. *

Jangipara Jangipara is a village in Jangipara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Jangipara is located at . Police station Jangipara police station has jurisdiction over the J ...

community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats. *

Sreerampur Uttarpara Sreerampur Uttarpara is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview The Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block is part of the Hooghly Flats, ...

community development block consists of rural areas with six gram panchayats and six census towns: Raghunathpur,

Dakshin Rajyadharpur Dakshin Rajyadharpur is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Dakshin Rajyadharpur is located at . Belumilki and Dakshin Rajyadh ...

Bamunari Bamunari is a census town of Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Bamunari is located at . Rishra (CT), Bamunari, Nawapara, Nabagram Colony, Kana ...

, Rishra, Nabagram and

Kanaipur Kanaipur is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Kanaipur is located at . Rishra (CT), Bamunari, Nawapara, Nabagram Colony, K ...

Arambagh subdivision

* One municipality:

. * Arambag community development block consists of rural areas only with 15 gram panchayats. *

Khanakul I Khanakul I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Arambag subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview The Khanakul I CD Block is part of the Dwarakeswar-Damodar inter-riverine pla ...

community development block consists of rural areas only with 13 gram panchayats. * Khanakul II community development block consists of rural areas only with 11 gram panchayats. *

Goghat I Goghat I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Arambag subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview The Goghat I CD Block is part of the western uplands, which is an extensio ...

community development block consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats. *

Goghat II Goghat II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Arambag subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview The Goghat II CD Block is part of the western uplands, which is an extension ...

community development block consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats. *

Pursurah Pursurah (also spelled Pursura) is a village in the Pursurah CD block in the Arambag subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union terri ...

community development block consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats.

Blocks map

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Assembly constituencies

The district is divided into 18 assembly constituencies: #

(assembly constituency no. 177), #

Chanditala Chanditala is a village in Chanditala II community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. Demographics As per the 2011 Census of India, Chanditala had a population of 3,984 of wh ...

(assembly constituency no. 178), #

Uttarpara Uttarpara or Uttarpara Kotrung is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Uttarpara is located at , within 10 k ...

(assembly constituency no. 179), #

(assembly constituency no. 180), #

(assembly constituency no. 181), #

Chandernagore Chandannagar (), also known by its former names Chandannagore and Chandernagor (), is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and is a part of the area covered by ...

(assembly constituency no. 189), #

(assembly constituency no. 183), #

(assembly constituency no. 184), #

(assembly constituency no. 185), #

Chinsurah Hugli-Chuchura (), also known by its former names Chinsurah or Hooghly-Chinsurah, is a city of Hooghly district and the district headquarters of Hooghly division in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the densely populated citie ...

(assembly constituency no. 186), #

Saptagram Saptagram (colloquially called ''Satgaon'') was an ancient major port, the chief city and sometimes capital of southern Bengal, in ancient and medieval times of Bengal, the location presently being in the Hooghly district in the Indian state o ...

(assembly constituency no. 187), # Balagarh (SC) (assembly constituency no. 188), #

(assembly constituency no. 189), # Dhaniakhali (SC) (assembly constituency no. 191), #

(assembly constituency no. 192), # Khanakul (assembly constituency no. 202), #

(assembly constituency no. 194) and # Goghat (SC) (assembly constituency no. 195). 12 Balagarh, Dhaniakhali, Khanakul and Goghat constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Along with two assembly constituencies from

, Jangipara, Chanditala, Uttarpara, Serampore and Champdani constituencies form the Serampore (Lok Sabha constituency). Chandernagore, Singur, Haripal, Chinsurah, Bansberia, Polba and Dhaniakhali constituencies form the

Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency) Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Hugli-Chuchura in West Bengal. All seven assembly segments of No. 28 Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency are in Hooghly district. O ...

. Tarakeswar, Pursurah, Khankul, Arambag and Goghat constituencies are part of the

Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 constituencies of the Lok Sabha, lower house of parliament in India. The constituency centres on the city of Arambagh in West Bengal. While six assembly segments of Arambagh Lok Sabha constitue ...

, which contains two assembly segments in

Paschim Medinipur district Paschim Medinipur (English: ''West Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur a ...

. Balagarh and Pandua constituencies are part of the

Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency) Katwa Lok Sabha constituency was one of the 543 Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on Katwa in West Bengal, which was abolished following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008. Ove ...

, which contains five assembly constituency from

Bardhaman district Bardhaman (, ), or sometimes Burdwan and Barddhaman, is a former district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Bardhaman. On 7 April 2017, the district was bifurcated into two separate districts namely Purba Bardhaman and Pas ...

. As per order of the

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in respect of the

delimitation of constituencies Electoral boundary delimitation (or simply boundary delimitation or delimitation) is the drawing of boundaries of electoral precincts and related divisions involved in elections, such as states, counties or other municipalities.Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Along with two assembly constituencies from

, Uttarpara, Sreerampur, Champdani, Chanditala and Jangipara constituencies will form the Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency). Singur, Chandannagar, Chunchura, Balagarh, Pandua, Saptagram and Dhanekhali constituencies will form the

. Haripal, Tarakeswar, Pursurah, Arambag, Goghat and Khankul constituencies will be part of the

Arambag (Lok Sabha constituency) Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 constituencies of the lower house of parliament in India. The constituency centres on the city of Arambagh in West Bengal. While six assembly segments of Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency are in ...

, which will contain one assembly segment in

Police administration

Hooghly District comes under Burdwan Police Range. Hooghly Rural Police District was created on 30 June 2017, curbing out of erstwhile Hooghly district. Presently it consists of sixteen police station with jurisdiction, one women police station and one Cyber Police Station. The head quarter of Hooghly Rural Police District was shifted to Kamarkundu under Singur PS from Chinsura. Chandannagar Police Commissionerate was formed after bifurcation of the Hooghly Police District, and has nine police stations under its jurisdiction established on 30 June 2017, is a police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within certain urban parts of Hooghly district. The Commissionerate is part of the West Bengal Police, and comes under the Department of Home & Hill Affairs, Government of West Bengal. For the functioning of 23 police stations of the district, District Intelligence Branch, District Enforcement Branch and District Reserve Police Force SP, Hooghly is assisted by three additional superintendents: * HQ: Having his office at Chinsurah, he looks after the Sadar Sub-Division and District Police Force, being assisted by Dy.S.P. (HQ) and Dy.S.P. (D&T). * Industrial: He is in Serampore. He is the supervising officer for Serampore and Chandernagore Sub Divisions, assisted by SDPO: Serampore and SDPO: Chandernagore. * Rural: He is in Arambagh and is the supervising officer for Arambagh Sub Division; being assisted by SDPO: Arambagh.

Transport

Rail

The railway communication of the district, especially at the suburban area, are available throughout the district. There are four junction stations in Hooghly: *

Bandel Junction railway station Bandel Junction railway station (abbreviated as Bandel Jn) is a major junction station of the Kolkata Suburban Railway network, India. It is situated on the Howrah–Bandel–Barddhaman main line in Hooghly district with an approximate distanc ...

Dankuni Junction railway station Dankuni Junction is a railway junction on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord and is located in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The station is linked with both and . Dankuni has grown into an important intercity railway station ...

Sheoraphuli railway station Seoraphuli Junction railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Sheoraphuli area & northern part of the Serampore City. The Sheoraph ...

Kamarkundu Kamarkundu is a village in Kamarkundu Gopalnagar gram panchayat in Singur (community development block), Singur block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly District, Hooghly district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West ...

The railway is under Howrah Division. The Howrah – New Delhi Rajdhani Route passes through the district

Bus

There are several bus stands in Hooghly district.

Grand Trunk Road Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sadak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sadak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. It r ...

passes through the district and Private and Govt. buses are available.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Hooghly district has a

population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...

of 5,519,145, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 16th in India (out of a total of

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). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001–2011 was 9.49%. Hugli has a

sex ratio A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, ei ...

of 958

females An organism's sex is female (symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and male ...

for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

of 82.55%. 38.57% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 24.35% and 4.15% of the population respectively.

Religion

Hindus are the majority community in the district. Muslims are the largest minority, concentrated more in rural areas.

Language

At the time of the 2011 census, 87.49% of the population spoke

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

, 7.59%

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

, 2.37% Santali and 1.72%

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

as their first language. Hindi and Urdu speakers are predominantly found in urban areas.

Education

There are 2992 primary schools, 408 high schools, 127 higher secondary schools, 22 colleges, and 6 technical institutes in Hooghly district. The most notable institutions among them are: * Hooghly Collegiate School established in 1812 * Hooghly Madrasah established in 1817 * Furfura Fatehia Senior Madrasah established in 1902 *

Hooghly Mohsin College Hooghly Mohsin College, established in 1836 after the Macaulay Report, is one of the oldest colleges in India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arts, Commerce and Sciences. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan. History Ho ...

established in 1836 * Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology Serampore * Sarat Centenary College * Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya, Haripal * Mahesh Sri Ramkrishna Ashram Vidyalaya (Higher Secondary) *

Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology (commonly SMIT) is a co-educational private engineering college located in Guptipara, West Bengal, India. SMIT is affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal and approved by Al ...

Serampore College Serampore College is located in Serampore, in West Bengal, India. Established in 1818, it is the fourth oldest college in the country after Old Seminary, Kottayam (Established 1815), CMS College, Kottayam and Presidency College in Kolkata, a ...

* Serampore Girls' College * Serampore Union Institution * Akna Girl's High School *

Chatra Nandalal Institution Chatra Nandalal Institution, in Serampore, was established in 1874 in Hooghly District, West Bengal, India. It is situated on the bank of the Hooghly River and commands a riverside view of the cantonment town of Barrackpore. Academic affiliati ...

* Mahesh High School * Hooghly Branch (Govt) School *

St Joseph's Convent, Chandannagar St Joseph's Convent (SJC) is a Catholic all-girls school in Chandannagar, established in 1861 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny in the Archdiocese of Calcutta. It is affiliated to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education and Indian Sch ...

* Balagarh Bijoy Krishna Mahavidyalaya * Rani Rashmoni Green University established in 2020 * Sitapur Endowment Senior Madrasah * Badanganj High School *Pearl Rosary School, established in 2005

Historical places

, home of

. *

, where the

Senate of Serampore College (University) The Senate of Serampore College (University) is an ecumenical regulatory and affiliating body for Christian theological education, which works in partnership with Bible colleges, seminaries and theological research institutes in the Indian subco ...

was established *

, home of Bandel Church, West Bengal's oldest church *

Furfura Sharif Furfura Sharif (also known as Furfura, and Furfura Darbar Sharif) is a village in Jangipara community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly District in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a holy place for some Bengali Musli ...

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of Pir Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique

Notable people

This is a list of notable people from Hooghly District: *

Sridhara Śrīdhara or Śrīdharācārya (8th–9th century) was an Indian mathematician, known for two extant treatises about arithmetic and practical mathematics, ''Pāṭīgaṇita'' and ''Pāṭīgaṇita-sāra'', and a now-lost treatise about algebra, ...

was an Indian mathematician, Sanskrit pandit and philosopher. Sridharacharya's formula is also known as the

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or Sridharacharya's method. * Panchanan Karmakar, inventor of wooden

alphabet typeface *

Anil Chatterjee Anil Chatterjee (also Chattopadhyay, ; 25 October 1929 – 17 March 1996) was an Indian actor in the Bengali cinema during the early fifties through the mid-nineties and is mostly remembered as a character actor. He acted or performed in about ...

is an actor. *

Brajendra Nath Seal Sir Brajendra Nath Seal (; 3 September 1864 – 3 December 1938) was a Bengali Indian humanist philosopher. He served as the second vice chancellor of Mysore University. He began his career as a lecturer at the Scottish Church College. His ...

was a humanist philosopher. * Diwan Mohanlal, born in

Guptipara Guptipara is a village in Balagarh, a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Sadar subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Guptipara sits beside the Hooghly River ...

, was a

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

King, and the Chief commander of Nawab Siraj au Daulla. *

Raja Ram Mohan Roy Raja Ram Mohan Roy (22 May 1772 – 27 September 1833) was an Indian reformer and writer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a socio-religious reform movement in the Indian subcontinent ...

, born in

Radhanagore Radhanagore (also spelled Radhanagar) is a village in Khanakul I Community development block, CD block of Arambagh subdivision in the Hooghly District of West Bengal, India. It is the birthplace of Ram Mohan Roy. Located near Khanakul, it is appr ...

. He is considered as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance". He was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a socio-religious (Hindu) reform movement in Undivided India. * Nibaran Chandra Mukherjee was a Brahmo reformer. *

Haji Muhammad Mohsin Haji Muhammad Mohsin ( – 29 November 1812) was a prominent Bengali Muslim philanthropist and Educator. His most notable contribution was establishing the Hooghly Mohsin College and the Hooghly Imambara. He also played a significant role durin ...

was a famous philanthropist. *

Satish Chandra Mukherjee Satish Chandra Mukherjee (5 June 1865 – 18 April 1948) was a pioneer in establishing a system of national education in India, along with Sri Aurobindo. The positivist background Satish Chandra was born at Bandpur, Chanditala-I, Bandipur in Ho ...

, born in Banipur, was a pioneer in establishing a system of national education in India. *

Subroto Mukherjee Subroto Mukerjee ( Bengali: সুব্রত মুখোপাধ্যায়) (5 March 1911 – 8 November 1960) was an Indian military officer who was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Air Force. He was awarded ...

was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force. * Ganga Prasad Mukherjee was a physician. *

Jagannath Tarka Panchanan Jagannath Tarka Panchanan (23 September 1695 – 1806) was a legendary Sanskrit scholar and pandit of Hindu Law. Biography Tarka Panchanan (sometimes called Jagannātha Tarkapañchānana) was born in Tribeni in 1695. He was the son of Rudradev ...

was a legendary Sanskrit scholar and pundit of ancient Hindu Laws. *

Ramakrishna Ramakrishna (18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886——— —), also called Ramakrishna Paramahansa (; ; ), born Ramakrishna Chattopadhay,M's original Bengali diary page 661, Saturday, 13 February 1886''More About Ramakrishna'' by Swami Prab ...

was a Hindu mystic, saint, and religious leader in 19th century Bengal. *

Nagendranath Basu Nagendranath Basu ( 6 July 1866 – 11 October 1938) was a Bengali encyclopedist, archaeologist, Kayastha activist, and nationalist social historian. Early life Nagendranath was born in the village of Mahesh located in Hooghly district, Benga ...

was an archaeologist, encyclopaedist and a nationalist social historian of Bengal. *

Amiya Chakravarty Amiya Chandra Chakravarty (1901–1986) was an Indian literary critic, academic, and Bengali poet. He was a close associate of Rabindranath Tagore, and edited several books of his poetry. He was also an associate of Gandhi, and an expert on the ...

was a literary critic, academic, and Bengali poet. He was a close associate of

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Thakur (; anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengalis, Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renai ...

, and edited several books of his poetry. * Ganapati Chakraborty was a magician known for his mesmerizing tricks and is considered to be the pioneer of modern magic in Bengal. * Rangalal Bandyopadhyay was a Bengali poet, journalist and author. *

Kali Mirza Kalidas Chattopadhyay (), better known as Kali Mirza (), was an 18th-century composer of '' tappā'' music in Bengal. A contemporary of Nidhu Babu, he composed over 400 ''tappā''s. He received his training in the cities of Delhi and Lucknow. He ...

was an 18th-century composer of tappā music in Bengal. A contemporary of

Nidhu Babu Ramnidhi Gupta () (1741– 6 April 1839), commonly known as Nidhu Babu, was one of the reformers of Bengali '' tappā'' music. Nidhu Babu was born in Chapta, Hooghly District at his maternal uncle's house.Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan by Anjali ...

, he composed over 400 tappās. *

Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (also written Sriyuktesvara, Sri Yukteshwar) (Devanagari: ) (10 May 1855 – 9 March 1936) is the monastic name of Priya Nath Karar (also spelled as Priya Nath Karada and Preonath Karar), an Indian monk and yogi, and ...

was an Indian monk and yogi, and the guru of

Paramahansa Yogananda Paramahansa Yogananda (born Mukunda Lal Ghosh; January 5, 1893March 7, 1952) was an Indian and American Hindu monk, yoga, yogi and guru who introduced millions to meditation and Kriya Yoga school, Kriya Yoga through his organization, Self ...

and

Swami Satyananda Giri Satyananda Giri () (17 November 1896 – 2 August 1971), is the monastic name of Manamohan Mazumder, an Indian monk and a monastic disciple of Kriya Yoga guru Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri. He was a close childhood friend of, and brother-disciple ...

. * Nagendranath Chattopadhyay was a noted Sanskrit scholar and grammarian. * Murari Mohan Mukherjee was a plastic surgeon. *

Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya Krishnachandra Bhattacharyya, commonly referred to as K.C. Bhattacharyya, (12 May 1875 – 11 December 1949), was a modern Indian philosopher affiliated with the University of Calcutta. He gained renown for his method of "constructive interpre ...

was a philosopher at the

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...

known for his method of "constructive interpretation" through which relations and problematics of ancient Indian philosophical systems are drawn out and developed so that they can be studied like problems of modern philosophy. *

Sisir Kumar Mitra Sisir Kumar Mitra (or ''Shishirkumar Mitra'') MBE, FNI, FASB, FIAS, FRS (24 October 1890 – 13 August 1963) was an Indian physicist. Early life and education Mitra was born in his father's hometown of Konnagar, a suburb of Kolkata (the ...

was a physicist. *

Madhusudan Gupta Pandit Madhusudan Gupta () (1800 – 15 November 1856) was a Bengali people, Bengali Baidya, Baidya Brahmin translator and Ayurvedic practitioner who was also trained in Western medicine and is credited with having performed India's firs ...

was a translator and Ayurvedic practitioner who was also trained in Western medicine and is credited with having performed India's first human dissection at Calcutta Medical College (CMC) in 1836, almost 3,000 years after Susruta. *

Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay (3 February 1873–5 April 1932) was a Bengali writer. He was born at Dhatrigram in present-day Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal at his maternal uncle's house. His native place was Gurap in Hooghly district ...

was a Bengali author. *

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (anglicised as Sarat Chandra Chatterjee; 15 September 1876 – 16 January 1938) was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century. He generally wrote about the lives of Bengali family and socie ...

was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century. *

Akshay Chandra Sarkar Akshay Chandra Sarkar () –was a poet, an editor and a literary critic of Bengali literature. Biography He was born at Kadamtala, Chinsurah, headquarters of Hooghly District of Bengal in British India on 11 December 1846. He died on 2 Oct ...

was a poet, an editor and a literary critic of Bengali literature. * Raja Digambar Mitra was one of the leading Derozians and first Bengali Sheriff of Kolkata. * Kanailal Dutta was a revolutionary in India's freedom struggle belonging to the Jugantar group. *

Ashapurna Devi Ashapurna Devi (8 January 1909 – 12 July 1995), also Ashapoorna Devi or Ashapurna Debi, was a prominent Indian novelist and poet in Bengali. In 1976, she was awarded the Jnanpith Award and Padma Shri by the Government of India, D.Litt. by ...

was a prominent Indian novelist and poet in Bengali language. * Brahmabandhav Upadhyay was a theologian, journalist and Indian freedom fighter. He was closely attached with

Keshub Chandra Sen Keshub Chandra Sen (; also spelled Keshab Chunder Sen; 19 November 1838 – 8 January 1884) was an Indian philosopher and social reformer who attempted to incorporate Christian theology within the framework of Hindu thought. Born a Hindu i ...

, classmate of

Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda () (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindus, Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. Vivekananda was a major figu ...

and close acquaintance of

. * Ramnidhi Gupta was commonly known as Nidhu Babu . He was one of the great reformers of Bengali tappā music. * Kirity Roy, a civil rights activist working in West Bengal *

Motilal Roy Motilal Roy (January 5, 1883 — April 10, 1959) was a Bengali revolutionary and journalist who founded the Prabartak Sangha, a nationalist organisation for social works. Early life Motilal Roy was born at Borai Chanditala, Chandannagore, Ho ...

was a Bengali revolutionary, journalist, social reformer. He founded the "Prabartak Sangha", a nationalist organisation for social works. *

Dwarka Nath Mitra Dwarka Nath Mitra (1833 - 25 February 1874) was a famous lawyer and judge of the Calcutta High Court. Dwarka Nath Mitra was born in 1833 in Hooghly district and educated at Hooghly College where he excelled in mathematics and English literature ...

was a famous lawyer and judge of the

Calcutta High Court The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It is located at Esplanade Row West, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. T ...

. *

Nabagopal Mitra Nabagopal Mitra (; 1840– 9 February 1894) was an Indian playwright, poet, essayist, patriot and one of the founding fathers of Hindu nationalism. He founded the Hindu Mela (which was inaugurated by Rajnarayan Basu ) the pioneer institution b ...

was an Indian playwright, poet, essayist, patriot and one of the founding fathers of Hindu nationalism. He founded the Hindu Mela, the pioneer institution behind the genesis of Hindu nationalism. Mitra also founded National Press, National Paper, National Society, National School, National Theatre, National Store, National Gymnasium and National Circus, earning him the sobriquet 'National Mitra'. *

Barindra Kumar Ghosh Barindra Kumar Ghosh or Barindra Ghosh, or popularly Barin Ghosh (5 January 1880 – 18 April 1959), was an Indian revolutionary and journalist. He was one of the founding members of Jugantar Bengali weekly, a revolutionary outfit in Bengal. G ...

was an Indian revolutionary and journalist. He was one of the founding members of "Jugantar" , a Bengali weekly, a revolutionary outfit in Bengal. Barindra Kumar Ghosh was the younger brother of

Shri Aurobindo Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian yogi, maharishi, and Indian nationalist. He also edited the newspaper ''Bande Mataram''. Aurobindo studied for the Indian Civil Service at King's C ...

. * Manmohan Ghose was an Indian poet and one of the first from India to write poetry in English. He was a brother of

Sri Aurobindo Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian Modern yoga gurus, yogi, maharishi, and Indian nationalist. He also edited the newspaper Bande Mataram (publication), ''Bande Mataram''. Aurobindo st ...

. * Ashim Kumar Majhi is a politician. *

Nirmal Jibon Ghosh Nirmal Jiban Ghosh (5 January 1916 – 26 October 1934) was an Indian revolutionary and member of the Bengal Volunteers. He was hanged on 26 October 1934 for the charge of assassination of Magistrate Burge. Family Ghosh was born in Dhamasin vi ...

, an Indian revolutionary and member of the Bengal volunteers. *

Premendra Mitra Premendra Mitra (4 September 1904 – 3 May 1988)Samsad Bengali Charitabhidhan Vol.II edited Anjali Bose, Published by Sagitta Samsad, Kolkata, Edition January,2019,Page-240 was an Indian poet, writer and film director in the Bengali language. ...

belonged to the renowned Mitra family of Konnagar. * Surajit Dhara, recipient of the

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Sir Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (21 February 1894 – 1 January 1955) was an Indian colloid chemist, academic and scientific administrator. The first director-general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Bhatnagar is revered ...

Prize for Science and Technology for his contributions to physical sciences in 2020 *

Chandranath Basu Chandranath Basu (1844–1910) was an Indian litterateur. A staunch Hindu, Chandranath coined the term Hindutva and has been regarded as a doyen of economic and Indian nationalism in Bengal. Early life and education Chandranath was born on 31 Au ...

was an Indian

litterateur An intellectual is a person who engages in critical thinking, research, and reflection about the nature of reality, especially the nature of society and proposed solutions for its normative problems. Coming from the world of culture, either ...

who coined the term "

Hindutva Hindutva (; ) is a Far-right politics, far-right political ideology encompassing the cultural justification of Hindu nationalism and the belief in establishing Hindu hegemony within India. The political ideology was formulated by Vinayak Da ...

" and has been regarded as a doyen of economic and

Indian nationalism Indian nationalism is an instance of civic nationalism. It is inclusive of all of the people of India, Composite nationalism (India), despite their Demographics of India, diverse ethnic, linguistic and religious backgrounds. Indian national ...

in Bengal. * Abbas Siddiqui, religious scholar.

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