Srirampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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Overview
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 the Hooghly and spread inland covering a large portion of Hooghly-Damodar Plain, the agriculturally rich alluvial plains lying between the Hooghly and the Damodar. The entire area is a part of the Gangetic 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.
Subdivisions
The Hooghly district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:
Administrative units
Srirampore subdivision has 7 police stations, 4 community development blocks, 4 panchayat samitis, 34 gram panchayats, 240 mouzas, 208 inhabited villages, 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are Uttarpara-Kotrung, Konnagar, Serampore, Baidyabati, Rishra and Dankuni. 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 and Rajbalhat. The subdivision has its headquarters at Serampore.
Kolkata Urban Agglomeration
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) and Kanaipur (CT).
Police stations
Police stations in Srirampore subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:
Blocks
Community development blocks in Srirampore subdivision are:
Economy
Industry
The first jute mill in India was set up at Rishra in 1855. Hastings Jute Mill, established in 1875, in what was the country retreat of Warren Hastings, on the banks of the Hooghly at Rishra is owned by Sanjay Kajaria, MD of Murlidhar Ratanlal Exports. Another jute mill at Rishra, the Wellington Jute Mill, stopped operations in 2016. India Jute Mill at Serampore, established in 1866, also stopped working from 2015.
There are several large and varied industrial units in Srirampore subdivision:
The manufacturing activities of ICI India Limited commenced in 1939 with the setting up of Alkali and Chemical Corporation of India at Rishra. The plant manufactures paints and special chemicals. AkzoNobel, a Dutch multinational, acquired the parent company in UK, Imperial Chemical Industries, in 2008.
Hindustan National Glass & Industries Ltd., was founded by C.K.Somany in 1946, with the commissioning of India's first fully automated glass manufacturing plant, at Rishra. It is a key player in India's container glass industry.
Jaya Shree Textiles Limited, a unit of Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. was established at Rishra in 1949. It is a leading player in the linen and wool segment and a major exporter.
Kusum Products Ltd. manufactures vanaspati, soap and detergents at Rishra.
Aditya Birla Insulators, the largest Indian manufacturers of high voltage porcelain insulators, has one its two plants at PO Prabhas Nagar, Rishra. It caters to the entire spectrum of substation and transmission insulators. It exports to over 58 countries.
Berger Paints India Ltd., the second largest paint company in India, has its headquarters at Kolkata and 10 manufacturing units spread across the country. It has a water based paint plant at Rishra.
PMC Rubber Chemicals India Private Ltd. is a global developer and manufacturer of performance chemicals and plastics. They started in 1994 and have their plant at Rishra.
Handloom weaving
The handloom sarees of Dhaniakhali, Begampur, Jangipara, Rajbalhat areas and dhutis of Haripal, Rajbalhat, Khanakul areas of Hooghly district are widely familiar.
Agriculture
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. 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.
Poverty
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.
Education
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.
Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Hooghly district for the year 2013-14:
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.
The following institutions are located in Srirampore subdivision:
Serampore College, a general degree college, was established in 1818 by William Carey, Joshua Marshman and William Ward at Serampore, which was a Danish colony from 1755 to 1845.
Pearl Rosary School, affiliated to WBBSE, WBCHSE, was established at Serampore in 2005. The school is authorised study centre of National Institute of Open Schooling ( NIOS), Govt of India.
Raja Peary Mohan College, a general degree college, was established at Uttarpara in 1887.
Serampore Girls' College, a general degree college for girls, was established at Serampore in 1981.
Healthcare
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.
* Excluding nursing homes
Medical facilities in Srirampore subdivision are as follows:
Hospitals (name, location, beds):Serampore Walsh Super Speciality Subdivisional Hospital, Serampore Municipality, 266 bedsSerampore TB Hospital, Serampore Municipality, 55 bedsSerampore ESI Hospital, Serampore Municipality, 216 bedsUttarpara General Hospital, Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, 204 bedsFemale Vagrants Home, Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality.Konnagar Matri Sadan O Sishu Mangal Pratisthan, Konnagar Municipality, 43 bedsRishra Municipal Seva Sadan, Rishra Municipality, 150 beds
Rural hospitals (name, block, location, beds):Jangipara Rural Hospital, Jangipara CD block, Jangipara, 60 bedsAkuni Ichhapasar Rural Hospital, Chanditala I CD block, Aniya, 30 bedsChanditala Rural Hospital, Chanditala II CD block, Chanditala, 30 bedsKanaipur Rural Hospital, Sreerampur Uttarpara CD block, Kanaipur, 30 beds
Primary health centres (CD block-wise) (CD block, PHC location, beds):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):Paramount Health Care, 148 & 151, G.T Road, Maniktala, Serampore, 30 beds Disha Eye Hospital, Sheoraphuli, 25 bedsKamala Ray Hospital Pvt. Ltd., Kotrung GT Road, PO Hindmotor, 50 beds
* Excluding nursing homes
Electoral constituencies
Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Srirampore subdivision were as follows: