Krishnarampur | |
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Village | |
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  Krishnarampur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Krishnarampur Krishnarampur (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°43′19″N88°13′00″E / 22.721831°N 88.216765°E /22.721831; 88.216765 | |
| Country india |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 10,044 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Serampore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chanditala |
| Website | wb |
Krishnarampur (কৃষ্ণরামপুর) is avillage and agram panchayat inChanditala I community development block inSrirampore subdivision ofHooghly district in the state ofWest Bengal, India. It is underChanditala police station.[1]
Before Krishnarampur, whose name was "Kristorampur (কৃষ্টরামপুর)". It is believed that the name was changed after the independence and partition of India in 1947. At that time rice was very popular here. There were many big rice warehouses here. From all the unique areas, bullock carts used to come here to buy and sell paddy rice, then from Krishnarampur to Howrah rice was traded through Martin's Light Railways (MLR).
Between 1907-1908,Martin's Light Railways (MLR) was fully operational here from Howrah to Shiakhala.
Until 1947 it was run by the British government and Martin.co. These have been run privately since the country became independent in 1947. This railway line was finally closed in 1971.
Between 1907-1908, Martin's Light Railways (MLR) was fully operational here from Howrah to Shiakhala.
Krishnarampur is located at22°43′19″N88°13′00″E / 22.721831°N 88.216765°E /22.721831; 88.216765.On its north side, Bankrishnapur, Manirampur and Kumragari situated; on its east side, Madhabpur, Khoragari, Duttapur, and Janai; on its south, Jagannathbati, Kumirmora, and Nawabpur; on its east, Dudhkalmi, Dhipa and Jangalpara situated.
Krisharampur Gram Panchayat is part of Chanditala 1 Panchayat Samity and Hooghly Zila Parishad in 3-tier Panchayati Raj systems.
Villages and census towns in Krishnarampurgram panchayat are: Krishnarampur andJangalpara.[2]
As per2011 Census of India, Krishnarampur had a total population of 10,044 of which 5,024 (50%) were males and 5,020 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 912. The total number of literates in Krishnarampur was 7,734 (84.69% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Baruipara railway station andJanai Road railway station are its nearest railway station onHowrah-Bardhaman chord, which is a part of theKolkata Suburban Railway system.
The main road isSH 15 (Ahilyabai Holkar Road). It is the main artery of the village and it is connected toNH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/Durgapur Expressway.
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