Hugli-Chuchura
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| ?Hooghly-Chinsurah West Bengal • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Hooghly |
| Population | 170,201 (2001) |
Hooghly-Chinsurah (also commonly known as Hughly-Chinsura or Chuchura) (Bengali: চূঁচূড়া) is a town in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies on the Hooghly River, 35 km north of Kolkata(Calcutta). It is located in the district of Hooghly and is home to the district headquarters. Chinsurah also houses the Commissioner of the Burdwan Range. It forms a part of the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) region.[1]
STD code:
033
PIN code(s):
Chinsurah (HPO): 712101
Chinsurah RS : 712102
Hooghly : 712103
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[edit] Name of the town
Hooghly-Chinsurah was a municipality formed by the merging of two towns, Hooghly and Chinsura, in 1865. The names are spelled in various other ways including the use of Hooghly, Hugli, Hughli, Chinsura, Chunchura or Chinsurah to make up the name e.g. Hugli-Chinsura or Hooghly-Chinsura amongst others.
The Grand Trunk Road (GT Road) passes through the town. Chuchura and Hooghly are two historic stations on the Howrah-Burdwan main line of the Eastern Railway. Ferry services on the River Hooghly serves as a link with the district of North 24 Parganas.
[edit] History
The town of Hooghly-Chuchura was founded by the Portuguese in the 16th century. Some religious edificies were built and the city flourished as a trading port. In the 17th century, political disorder struck the city and the Mughal governor of Bengal expelled the Portuguese. In 1656 the Dutch erected a factory on the site of the town, on a healthy spot of ground, much preferable to that on which Kolkata (Calcutta) is situated. At that point Kolkata was the principal Dutch settlement in Bengal (although not known by the name). In 1759 a British force under Colonel Forde was attacked by the garrison of Chinsura on its march to Chandernagore, but in less than half an hour the Dutch were entirely routed. In 1795, during the Napoleonic wars, the settlement was occupied by a British garrison. At the peace of 1814 it was restored to the Dutch. It was among the cessions in India made by the king of the Netherlands in 1825 in exchange for the British possessions in Sumatra.
[edit] The town
Both Chinsurah and Hooghly played an active role in the Bengal renaissance and the freedom movement of India. Vandemataram, India's national song was composed by Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay at Joraghat in Chinsurah. Nazrul Islam's famous revolutionary songs were penned while he was imprisoned by the British in Hooghly Jail. The town was home to Jyotish Chandra Ghosh (Mastar mashay), hailed as guru by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Notable figures associated with the town include Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Bhudeb Mukhopadhyay, Murarimohan Mukherjee and so on.
The Main Places of attraction are:
Temple of Shandeshwar
Ghorir More (Edwardian Clock tower)
Diocese Church
Dutch Cemetery
Armenian Church
Hooghly Imambara
Chinsurah maidan
Temple of Mahishmardini
District Court building
Ghats on the Ganges
A lot more historical buildings and monuments are scattered throughout the town.
Nearest places of attractions are:
Bandel Church
Chandernagore French Museum
[edit] Educational Institutions
Hooghly-Chinsurah's biggest contribution to the Bengal renaissance was in the field of education. Some of the oldest and famous schools and colleges of the state are located here. A few notable names are:
Schools:
Hooghly Branch School (Estd.-1834)
Hooghly Collegiate School (Estd.-1812)
Deshbandhu Memorial High School
Balika Bani Mandir
Hooghly Duff High School
Jyotish Chandra Vidyapith
Balika Siksha Mandir
Hooghly Binodini Girls High School
Deshbandhu Memorial Girls High School
Colleges:
Hooghly Mohsin College (Estd.-1836)
Hooghly Women's College
Hooghly Institute of Technology
Techno India College (Estd.-2007)
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[2], Hugli-Chinsurah had a population of 170,201. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Hugli-Chinsurah has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 77%. In Hugli-Chinsurah, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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[edit] External links
A good site containing rich information and images of Chinsurah and Hooghly is:
Other references:
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
- ^ Base Map of Kolkata Metroploitan area. Kolkata Metroploitan Development Authority. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
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