Hugli-Chuchura
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| Hugli-Chinsurah | |
  Hugli-Chinsurah
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| State - District(s) |
West Bengal - Hooghly |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
170,201 - |
Hugli-Chinsura (also commonly known as Hooghly-Chinsura) is a town in West Bengal, India. It lies on the Hooghly River, 39 kilometres north of Kolkata. It is located in the Hooghly district of the state, and is home to the district headquarters.
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[edit] Name of the town
Hugli-Chinsura was a municipality formed by the merging of two towns, Hugli 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.
[edit] History
The Dutch erected a factory on the site of the town in 1656, on a healthy spot of ground, much preferable to that on which Kolkata 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
Hoogly Mohsin College is maintained by government; and there are a number of schools, several of which are carried on by Scottish Presbyterian missionaries. Chinsura along with Hoogly jointly form Hoogly-Chinsura municipality.
The Main Places of attraction are:
Temple of Shandeshwar
Ghorir More
Diocesse Church
Dutch Cemetry
Nearest places of attractions are:
Bara Imambara
Bandel Church
Chandernagore French Museum
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, 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.
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
| Dutch empire |
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| Former colonies |
| Africa: Arguin Island - Cape Colony - Lydsaamheid fort & factory in Delagoa Bay - Dutch Gold Coast - Gorée - Mauritius |
| The Americas: Berbice - New Holland (in Brazil) (part), Dutch Brazil - Dutch Guiana - Demerara - Essequibo annex Pomeroon New Netherland (New Amsterdam, New Sweden) - Tobago - Virgin Islands (part) |
| Asia & Oceania: Ceylon - Dutch India (Dutch Bengal - Coromandel Coast - Malabar Coast) - Deshima island, Japan - Dutch East Indies - Malacca - Netherlands New Guinea - Taiwan |
| Artic: Smeerenburg on Amsterdam island |
| See also: Dutch East India Company - Dutch West India Company |
| Present colonies |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands: Netherlands Antilles - Aruba |
| Cities and towns in Hooghly District |
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