Area: 3149 square kilometers
Density of Population: 1753 people per square kilometer
Literacy Rate: 82.55 % - Male: 87.93 %, Female: 76.95 %
Male Female Ratio: 1000:958
Boundaries of Hooghly District
North: Bardhaman District, West Bengal
North West: Bankura District, West Bengal
South: Howrah District, West Bengal
South West: Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal
Hooghly District Average Rainfall: 1581.8 mm
Hooghly District Average Temperature in Summer: 31.67 deg C
Hooghly District Average Temperature in Winter: 19.86 deg C
HOOGHLY DISTRICT MAP
Major Rivers: Hooghly River, Damodar River
Taluks: Chinsurah, Chandannagar, Srirampur, Arambag, Rajkumar
Blocks: Arambag, Balagarh, Chanditala-I, Chanditala-II, Chinsurah, Dhaniakhali, Goghat-I, Goghat-II, Haripal, Jangipara, Khanakul-I, Khanakul-II, Pandua, Polba, Pursura, Serampore, Uttarpara-Kotrung, Singur, Tarakeswar
Assembly Constituencies: Arambagh, Balagarh, Bansberia, Champdani, Chandernagore, Chanditala, Chinsurah, Dhaniakhali, Goghat, Haripal, Jangipara, Khanakul, Pandua, Polba, Pursurah, Serampore, Singur, Tarakeswar, Uttarpara
Hooghly District Nearby Attractions
1. Bandel Church
2. Imambara
3. Fur Furah Sharif
4. Temples in Balagarh
5. Watch Tower
6. Tarkeshwar
7. Nritya Gopal Smriti Mandir
8. Kamarpukur
9. Deulpara
10. Hangseswari Temple
11. Light House Tomb
12. Chandannagore Strand
Hooghly District Facts: NH 2, NH 6 and Grand Trunk Road pass through this district.
Major Agricultural Products: Rice, jute, sugarcane, potato
Major Industries: Jute industry, car manufacturing plant
Major Educational Institutions: Academy of Technology, Hooghly Engineering and Technology College, Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology, Bengal School of Technology, Techno India, Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology
What is Hooghly District Famous For: Jute cultivation and jute industry, Hindustan Motors
Famous People From Hooghly District: Swami Aseemanand, Anil Basu, Kheelaram Chakrabarty, Ramkamal Sen, Ram Mohan Roy, Ramakrishna, Sofiur Rahman, Satish Chandra Mukherjee, Ramkamal Sen, Surat Kumar Ghosh, Alka Yagnik
Last Updated : Saturday Jun 9 , 2012
