Serampore

Serampore (Bengali: শ্রীরামপুর) (also called Serampur, Srirampur, Srirampore, Shreerampur, Shreerampore, Shrirampur, Shrirampore) is a city and a municipality in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. It is a town on the right bank of the Hoogly River.

Serampore
Urban Agglomeration /City
Serampore ferry wharf
Serampore Map of West Bengal showing Serampore
Coordinates: 22°45′10″N 88°20′32″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Area [1]
• Total	11.86 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	583,339
• Density	49,000/km2 (130,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	7122xx [712201[4] to 712208 & 712223(City Proper)]
Distance	24 km (15 mi) to Kolkata

Serampore was a colony of Denmark (what is known as Danish India) under the name Frederiksnagore from 1755 to 1845, when it became a British colony.

Demographics

In the 2011 census,the population of Serampore was of 183,339 personas, of which 94,514 (52%) were male and 88,825 (%) were female; 12,817 (7%) were under 6 years of age. Those that could read and write were 153,460 (8%): 81,592 men (86% of men) and 71,868 women (81% of women).^[3]

Universities

• Serampore College Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Serampore Textile Engineering College
• Suro Bharati Sangeet Kala Kendra (All India Board of music and fine arts Education)
• Serampore Girls' College