Saptagram is a village and a gram panchayat in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Saptagram | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Saptagram Location in West Bengal, India  Saptagram Saptagram (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°57′44″N 88°22′08″E / 22.96225°N 88.368769°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,758 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03213 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Saptagram |
| Website | hooghly |
History
editIn ancient times, there was a flourishing port town at Saptagram.[1] The Saraswati started drying up from the 17th century and ships, which navigated up the river, could no longer do so.[2] By the early twentieth century, the place had dwindled to a group of insignificant huts.[3]
Demographics
editAs per the 2011 Census of India, Saptagram had a total population of 1,758 of which 892 (51%) were males and 866 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 135. The total number of literates in Saptagram was 1,459 (89.90% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Transport
editAdisaptagram railway station is situated on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line.[5] It is part of Kolkata Suburban Railway system.
State Highway 13 (West Bengal) passes through Saptagram and meets Grand Trunk Road that connects it to State Highway 6 (West Bengal).[6]
References
edit- ^ "Next weekend you can be at Tribeni". The Telegraph. 23 October 2005. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Patree, Purnendu (1995) [First published 1979]. Purano Kolkatar Kathachitra (in Bengali). Dey's Publishing. pp. 65–71. ISBN 81-7079-751-9.
- ^ Cotton, H.E.A., Calcutta Old and New, 1909/1980, p. 2, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "37815 Howrah Bardhaman Jn Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Road - Highway". Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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