Serampore Subdivision, 1908

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Serampore Subdivision

South-eastern subdivision of Hooghly District, Bengal, lying between 22 40' and 22 55' N, and 87 59' and 88 22' E., with an area of 343 square miles. The subdivision consists of a level strip of land bounded on the east by the Hooghly river, and exhibits all the features of a thickly peopled deltaic tract. The population in 1901 was 413,178, compared with 399,987 in 1891.

It contains five towns, SERAMPORE (population, 44,451), the head-quarters, UTTARPARA (7,036), BAIDYABATI (17,174), BHADRESWAR (15,150), and KOTRANG (5,944) ; and 783 villages. The towns, which are all situated along the bank of the Hooghly, contain a large industrial population, and the subdivision is more thickly populated than the rest of the District, there being no fewer than 1,205 persons per square mile. A shrine at TARAKESWAR is largely resorted to by pilgrims.