Baharampur

Baharampur
বহরমপুর
Berhampore

City / Urban Agglomeration

Berhampore montage

Baharampur

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 24°06′N 88°15′E / 24.1°N 88.25°ECoordinates: 24°06′N 88°15′E / 24.1°N 88.25°E

Country

India

Area rank

5th

Elevation

18 m (59 ft)

Population (2011)

• Total

305,609

Languages

• Official

Bengali, English

Time zone

IST (UTC+5:30)

742101, 742102, 742103

Telephone code

91-3482-2xxxxx

Vehicle registration

WB57, WB58

Lok Sabha constituency

Murshidabad

Vidhan Sabha constituency

Murshidabd

Website

berhamporemunicipality.org

Baharampur (Pronounced asˌbɑ:(h)ərəmˌpʊə) is a city in the state of West Bengal, India. As of the 2011 census, it was the seventh largest city in West Bengal (after Kolkata, Asansol, Siliguri, Durgapur, Barddhaman and English Bazar) and is situated in the central part of West Bengal. In 2011, Baharampur was nominated to become a municipal corporation. In earlier days it was known as Brahmapur because many of the Brahmin families settled here. Baharampur is the administrative headquarters of the Murshidabad district. It is located about 200 km (124 mi) from Kolkata, the state capital.

Berhampore was fortified in 1757 by the East India Company, after the Battle of Plassey in June 1757, and it continued as a cantonment until 1870. But the foundation of the city of Berhampore remains questionable.

Karnasubarna, which is very near to Berhampore, has a history dating back to 600 AD. Many buildings from the late 1600s can still be seen. The cantonment was constituted as a municipality in 1876 and was the headquarters of Murshidabad district. The Berhampore College was founded in 1853 and in 1888 made over to a local committee, mainly supported by Rani Swarnamayi.

On 25 February 1857, the first major armed battle of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 took place in Barrack Square, Baharampur, while Berhampore was ruled by Raja Krishnath and his ancestors. In 1901, Baharampur had a population of 24,397, and included the ancient town of Kasim Bazar. The place which is considered as a legitimate arena of all procedural events and circumstances that has been profoundly well described. Both Cossim Bazar and Lalbagh boar testimony to a blood-spattered yet majestic epoch in Indian history.

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