Sheoraphuli
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Sheoraphuli শেওড়াফুলি, শ্রীরামপুর Sheoraphuli, Serampore |
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 Sheoraphuli
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| Coordinates: 22°46′N 88°19′E / 22.76°N 88.31°ECoordinates: 22°46′N 88°19′E / 22.76°N 88.31°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| City | Serampore |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 108,231 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 712223 |
| Telephone code | (91)(033)(2632xxxx) |
Sheoraphuli শেওড়াফুলি (also called Seoraphuli) is a part of Serampore in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.It is a part of Serampore. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.
Sheoraphuli has an average elevation of 39 ft (11 m). Sheoraphuli has 218.70 km of total road length out of which 172.90 km is pucca.
The population of Sheoraphuli is 108,231 as per the 2001 census report. Majority of the residents are Bengalis and major religion is Hindu. The literacy rate of Sheoraphuli is 98.05% which is higher than the national average of 74%(2011).
Sheoraphuli is well connected by road and rail. The Eastern Railway line has a station named Sheoraphuli railway station. Seoraphuli is around 23 km north of Howrah. The Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line and Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar Branch Line connect Sheoraphuli. The historically famed Grand Trunk Road also passes through Sheoraphuli. State Highway 2 connects Sheoraphuli to NH 60 at Bishnupur. There is also a water transport service in the River Hooghly that connects Sheoraphuli with Barrackpore on the opposite side of the river. Nearest airport is the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata and nearest airstrip is in Barrackpore (Barrackpore Air Force Station). Sheoraphuli has the most easiest access to the transport system in hooghly. the railway station is situated just beside the national highway no 2 (grand trank road) bus stand known as sheoraphuli phanri. the Ferry ghat is just 2min away from these railway station and bus stand,ferry service is available to 10 pm at night from 6 am at morning. this ferry is connection between Barrackpore and sheorphuli,whereas two connecting road namely zaminder road and sarkarpaara-mallickbagan-piarapur road connects G.T. road to delhi road with just difference of 5 min in two wheeler.
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