Krishnarampur | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 22.7218°N 88.2168°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country india |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hooghly |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 10,044 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | WB |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Serampore |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Chanditala |
Iso Code: | IN-WB |
Krishnarampur (কৃষ্ণরামপুর) is a village and a gram panchayat in Chanditala I community development block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is under Chanditala police station.[1]
Before Krishnarampur, whose name was "Kristorampur (কৃষ্টরামপুর)". It is believed that the name was changed after the independence and partition of India in 1947. At that time rice was very popular here. There were many big rice warehouses here. From all the unique areas, bullock carts used to come here to buy and sell paddy rice, then from Krishnarampur to Howrah rice was traded through Martin's Light Railways (MLR).
Between 1907-1908, Martin's Light Railways (MLR) was fully operational here from Howrah to Shiakhala.
Until 1947 it was run by the British government and Martin.co. These have been run privately since the country became independent in 1947. This railway line was finally closed in 1971.
Between 1907-1908, Martin's Light Railways (MLR) was fully operational here from Howrah to Shiakhala.
Krishnarampur is located at 22.7218°N 88.2168°W.On its north side, Bankrishnapur, Manirampur and Kumragari situated; on its east side, Madhabpur, Khoragari, Duttapur, and Janai; on its south, Jagannathbati, Kumirmora, and Nawabpur; on its east, Dudhkalmi, Dhipa and Jangalpara situated.
Krisharampur Gram Panchayat is part of Chanditala 1 Panchayat Samity and Hooghly Zila Parishad in 3-tier Panchayati Raj systems.
Villages and census towns in Krishnarampur gram panchayat are: Krishnarampur and Jangalpara.[2]
As per 2011 Census of India, Krishnarampur had a total population of 10,044 of which 5,024 (50%) were males and 5,020 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 912. The total number of literates in Krishnarampur was 7,734 (84.69% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Baruipara railway station and Janai Road railway station are its nearest railway station on Howrah-Bardhaman chord, which is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.
The main road is SH 15 (Ahilyabai Holkar Road). It is the main artery of the village and it is connected to NH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/Durgapur Expressway.