Serampore, also written Srirampore, is a city in Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the west bank of the Hooghly River. It is the headquarters of the Srirampore subdivision and lies within the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. From 1755 to 1845 it was part of Danish India under the name Frederiknagore, after the Danish East India Company acquired the villages of Sripur, Akna and Serampore from the Nawab of Bengal. The Danes built a port, a bazaar and a court house under Governor Ole Bie, and after the British acquired the town in 1845 it grew into an industrial hub with railways and factories. The modern city was formed by merging several villages, and its name is linked to a local Ram and Sita temple.
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1. Serampore (Wikipedia)
Demographics
had a population of 181,842
Part Of: India, Lead
in Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal.
On Continent: Asia, Lead
Serampore (Bengali: [ʃriɾampuɾ]) is a city in Hooghly district of the Indian
In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Lead
Serampore (Bengali: [ʃriɾampuɾ]) is a city in Hooghly district of the Indian
View the Source2. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Kolkata, IST lineQuote, Zone Asia/Kolkata, IST line
5:30 - IST 1941 Oct
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