Srirampore subdivision | |
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Subdivision | |
| Serampore subdivision | |
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 Interactive map of Srirampore subdivision | |
| Coordinates:22°45′N88°20′E / 22.75°N 88.34°E /22.75; 88.34 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Headquarters | Serampore |
| Government | |
| • Type | Subdivisional headquarter |
| Area | |
• Total | 422.45 km2 (163.11 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,469,849 |
| • Density | 3,479.3/km2 (9,011.5/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | ISO 3166-2:IN |
| Vehicle registration | WB 15 / WB 16 / WB 17 / WB 18 |
| Website | wb |
Srirampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of theHooghly district in the state ofWest Bengal, India.
Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanised, with the highest density of population, of all the subdivisions of Hooghly district. Urbanisation started with industrialisation of the Hooghly Flats, the narrow strip of land along theHooghly and spread inland covering a large portion of Hooghly-Damodar Plain, the agriculturally richalluvial plains lying between the Hooghly and theDamodar. The entire area is a part of theGangetic Delta. The Hooghly is a tidal river and has a high west bank. The spread of urbanisation obviously affected the livelihood of the people, with a high proportion of workers being engaged in non-agricultural pursuits.[1][2]
The Hooghly district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[3]
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| Subdivision | Headquarters | Area km2 | Population (2011) | Rural population % (2011) | Urban population % (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinsurah | Hugli-Chuchura | 1,148.15 | 1,657,518 | 68.63 | 31.37 |
| Chandannagore | Chandannagar | 508.08 | 1,127,176 | 58.52 | 41.48 |
| Srirampore | Serampore | 422.45 | 1,469,849 | 26.88 | 73.12 |
| Arambag | Arambag | 1,058.87 | 1,264,602 | 94.77 | 5.23 |
| Hooghly district | Chinsurah | 3,149.00 | 5,519,145 | 61.43 | 38.57 |
Srirampore subdivision has 7 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 34 gram panchayats, 240mouzas, 208 inhabited villages, 6 municipalities and 34census towns. The municipalities areUttarpara-Kotrung,Konnagar,Serampore,Baidyabati,Rishra andDankuni. The census towns are:Belumilki,Dakshin Rajyadharpur,Rishra,Bamunari,Nawapara,Nabagram Colony,Basai,Kanaipur,Raghunathpur,Masat,Jangalpara,Gangadharpur,Manirampur,Dudhkalmi,Nababpur,Kumirmora,Ramanathpur,Bhagabatipur,Kharsarai,Tisa,Kapashanria,Jaykrishnapur,Purba Tajpur,Begampur,Baksa,Panchghara,Chikrand,Janai,Pairagachha,Naity (Naiti),Barijhati,Garalgachha,Krishnapur andRajbalhat. The subdivision has its headquarters atSerampore.[4][5]
The following municipalities and census towns in Srirampur subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census:Serampore (M),Baidyabati (M), Rishra (M),Konnagar (M),Uttarpara Kotrung (M),Rishra (CT),Bamunari (CT),Dakshin Rajyadharpur (CT),Nabagram Colony (CT),Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) (CT) andKanaipur (CT).[6]
Police stations in Srirampore subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:[7][8]
| Police station | Area covered km2 | Municipal town | CD block |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jangipara | n/a | - | Jangipara |
| Chanditala | n/a | - | Chanditala I,Chanditala II (partly) |
| Dankuni | n/a | Dankuni | Chanditala II (partly),Sreerampur Uttarpara (partly) |
| Uttarpara | n/a | Uttarpara-Kotrung,Konnagar | Sreerampur Uttarpara (partly) |
| Serampore | n/a | Serampore,Baidyabati | Sreerampur Uttarpara (partly) |
| Serampore Women | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Rishra | n/a | Rishra | - |
Community development blocks in Srirampore subdivision are:[3][9]
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| CD block | Headquarters | Area km2 | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Hindus % | Muslims % | Literacy rate % | Census towns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sreerampur Uttarpara | Serampore | 44.80 | 152,266 | 23.04 | 0.82 | 90.14 | 9.10 | 86.68 | 9 |
| Chanditala I | Masat | 93.45 | 179,825 | 19.60 | 0.16 | 65.23 | 34.60 | 83.76 | 9 |
| Chanditala II | Chanditala | 70.34 | 158,396 | 15.21 | 1.00 | 81.35 | 18.41 | 84.78 | 15 |
| Jangipara | Jangipara | 164.23 | 221,578 | 30.87 | 4.61 | 76.41 | 23.15 | 79.62 | 1 |
The first jute mill in India was set up atRishra in 1855.[10] Hastings Jute Mill, established in 1875, in what was the country retreat ofWarren Hastings, on the banks of theHooghly at Rishra is owned by Sanjay Kajaria, MD of Murlidhar Ratanlal Exports.[11] Another jute mill at Rishra, the Wellington Jute Mill, stopped operations in 2016.[12] India Jute Mill at Serampore, established in 1866, also stopped working from 2015.[13][14]
There are several large and varied industrial units in Srirampore subdivision:
The entire area has a large number of medium and small industries.[41]
Hindustan Motors started operations atHindmotor, aneighbourhood inUttarpara Kotrung Municipality in 1948. TheAmbassador was the best known amongst its models.[42] It declared suspension of work at its Uttarpara plant on 24 May 2014.[43]
The jute industry, once the pioneer in industrialising this state, has been in a bad shape, but it is not the jute industry alone that is in a bad shape. In the Srirampore subdivision, there are other units such as J.K.Steel and Bangalaxmi Cotton Mills, which have not been doing well or have closed down, although many other industries are doing well.[44][45]
Srirampore subdivision has a large migrant presence in the workforce. They have come from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. They have settled in the slums around or near their work place and many of the locality names reflect their origins – Chhapra basti, Gayapar basti, Odiya basti and Telengipara.[46]
Thehandloom sarees ofDhaniakhali,Begampur,Jangipara,Rajbalhat areas anddhutis ofHaripal, Rajbalhat,Khanakul areas of Hooghly district are widely familiar.[47]
Hooghly is an agriculturally prosperous district of West Bengal. Although the economy has been shifting away from agriculture, it is still the pre-dominant economic activity and the main source of livelihood for the rural people of the district. One third of the district income comes from agriculture.[48] Given below is an overview of the agricultural production (all data in tonnes) for Srirampore subdivision, other subdivisions and the Hooghly district, with data for the year 2013-14.[49]
| CD block/ subdivision | Rice | Wheat | Jute | Pulses | Oil seeds | Potatoes | Sugarcane |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jangipara | 109,389 | - | 30,806 | - | 4,421 | 342,597 | 305 |
| Chanditala I | 10,600 | - | 4,282 | 7 | 261 | 51,925 | - |
| Chanditala II | 5,721 | - | 3,637 | 2 | 1,828 | 39,004 | - |
| Sreerampur Uttarpara | 1,142 | 11 | 1,095 | 3 | 1,548 | 2,585 | 2,132 |
| Srirampore subdivision | 126,852 | 11 | 39,820 | 12 | 8,058 | 436,111 | 2,437 |
| Chinsurah subdivision | 235,561 | 92 | 111,218 | 4 | 10,362 | 812,808 | 162 |
| Chandannagore subdivision | 189,791 | 12 | 136,276 | - | 6,522 | 313,692 | - |
| Arambag subdivision | 255,011 | 75 | 134,541 | 30 | 19,477 | 514,903 | 123,934 |
| Hooghly district | 807,215 | 190 | 421,855 | 46 | 44,419 | 2,077,514 | 126,533 |
The information given above leads us on to a comment in the District Human Development Report for Hooghly district: In the sub-division wise comparison of the levels of poverty in Hooghly district, Srirampur and Chandannagore share the lowest incidence of poverty.[50]
Hooghly district had a literacy rate of 81.80% as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. Chinsurah subdivision had a literacy rate of 79.17%, Chandannagore subdivision 83.01%, Srirampore subdivision 86.13% and Arambag subdivision 79.05.[51]
Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Hooghly district for the year 2013-14:[51]
| Subdivision | Primary school | Middle school | High school | Higher secondary school | General college, univ. | Technical / professional inst. | Non-formal education | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution | Students | Institution | Students | Institution | Students | Institution | Students | Institution | Students | Institution | Students | Institution | Students | |
| Chinsurah | 899 | 85,213 | 46 | 3,885 | 98 | 48,722 | 109 | 124,068 | 7 | 16,342 | 26 | 10,564 | 2,413 | 45,289 |
| Chandannagore | 606 | 53,382 | 32 | 3,312 | 46 | 22,000 | 77 | 89,132 | 6 | 20,450 | 6 | 778 | 1,297 | 29,127 |
| Srirampore | 577 | 64,207 | 25 | 3,611 | 65 | 37,997 | 97 | 108,199 | 8 | 16,631 | 3 | 793 | 1,337 | 33,060 |
| Arambag | 935 | 80,705 | 49 | 5,462 | 83 | 48,513 | 76 | 91,911 | 7 | 16,950 | 3 | 228 | 1,838 | 57,383 |
| Hooghly district | 3,013 | 283,407 | 152 | 16,270 | 292 | 157,232 | 359 | 413,310 | 28 | 70,373 | 38 | 12,363 | 6,885 | 164,859 |
Note: Primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.[51]
The following institutions are located in Srirampore subdivision:
The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Hooghly district.[62]
| Subdivision | Health & Family Welfare Dept., WB | Other state govt depts. | Local bodies | Central govt depts. / PSUs | NGO / private nursing homes | Total | Total number of beds | Total number of doctors* | Indoor patients | Outdoor patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitals | Rural Hospitals | Block Primary Health Centres | Primary Health Centres | ||||||||||
| Chinsurah | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | - | - | - | 31 | 61 | 1,091 | 108 | 94,213 | 1,830,358 |
| Chandannagore | 1 | 3 | - | 8 | - | - | - | 41 | 53 | 828 | 56 | 70,724 | 1,105,060 |
| Srirampore | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | - | - | - | 80 | 99 | 1,894 | 85 | 63,619 | 1,252,941 |
| Arambag | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | - | - | - | 35 | 58 | 919 | 57 | 83,469 | 1,743,719 |
| Hooghly district | 6 | 8 | 10 | 60 | - | - | - | 187 | 271 | 4,732 | 306 | 312,025 | 5,932,078 |
* Excluding nursing homes
Medical facilities in Srirampore subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals (name, location, beds):[63]
Serampore Walsh Super Speciality Subdivisional Hospital,Serampore Municipality, 266 beds
Serampore TB Hospital,Serampore Municipality, 55 beds
Serampore ESI Hospital,Serampore Municipality, 216 beds
Uttarpara General Hospital,Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, 204 beds
Female Vagrants Home,Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality.
Konnagar Matri Sadan O Sishu Mangal Pratisthan,Konnagar Municipality, 43 beds
Rishra Municipal Seva Sadan,Rishra Municipality, 150 beds
Rural hospitals (name, block, location, beds):[63]
Jangipara Rural Hospital, Jangipara CD block,Jangipara, 60 beds
Akuni Ichhapasar Rural Hospital, Chanditala I CD block,Aniya, 30 beds
Chanditala Rural Hospital, Chanditala II CD block,Chanditala, 30 beds
Kanaipur Rural Hospital, Sreerampur Uttarpara CD block,Kanaipur, 30 beds
Primary health centres (CD block-wise) (CD block, PHC location, beds):[63]
Jangipara CD block: Mundalika (10 beds),Furfura (10 beds), Guti (4 beds),Rajbalhat (6 beds).
Chanditala I CD block: Bhattapur,Akuni (4 beds),Gangadharpur (10 beds),Jangalpara (6 beds)
Chanditala II CD block:Begampur (4 beds), Janai Baksa,Janai (10 beds)
Sreerampur Uttarpara CD block:Rajyadharpur (10 beds)
Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality:Bhadrakali (5 beds)
Private hospitals* (name, location, beds):[64]
Paramount Health Care, 148 & 151, G.T Road, Maniktala, Serampore, 30 beds
Disha Eye Hospital,Sheoraphuli, 25 beds
Kamala Ray Hospital Pvt. Ltd., Kotrung GT Road, PO Hindmotor, 50 beds
* Excluding nursing homes
Lok Sabha (parliamentary) andVidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Srirampore subdivision were as follows:[65]
| Lok Sabha constituency | Reservation | Vidhan Sabha constituency | Reservation | CD block and/or gram panchayats and/or municipal areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Srerampur | None | Uttarpara | None | Uttarpara-Kotrang municipality,Konnagar municipality,Nabagram,Kanaipur andRaghunathpurgram panchayats ofSreerampur Uttarpara community development block |
| - | - | Sreerampur | None | Ward Nos. 3 to 19 and 25 ofSerampore municipality,Rishra municipality,Rajyadharpur andRishragram panchayats ofSreerampur Uttarpara CD block |
| - | - | Champdani | None | Champdani municipality,Baidyabati municipality, Ward Nos. 1 & 2 and 20 to 24 ofSerampore municipality and Payarapur GP of Sreerampur Uttarpara CD block |
| - | - | Chanditala | None | Bhagabatipur,Gangadharpur,Krishnarampur,Kumirmora andNababpur GPs ofChanditala I CD block andBaksa,Barijhati,Chanditala,Dankuni,Garalgachha,Janai,Monoharpur,Mrigala andNaiti GPs ofChanditala II CD block |
| - | - | Jangipara | None | Jangipara CD block andAniya,Haripur,Masat andSehakhala GPs ofChanditala I CD block |
| - | - | Other two assembly segments are in Howrah district | - | - |
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