Saptagram (modern)

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 / 22.96225; 88.368769Coordinates: 22°57′44″N 88°22′08″E / 22.96225°N 88.368769°E / 22.96225; 88.368769
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.gov.in

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.

History

In 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

As 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

Adi Saptagram is a station 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

  1. ↑ "Next weekend you can be at Tribeni". The Telegraph. 23 October 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Patree, Purnendu (1995) [First published 1979]. Purano Kolkatar Kathachitra (in Bengali). Dey's Publishing. pp. 65–71. ISBN 81-7079-751-9.
  3. ↑ Cotton, H.E.A., Calcutta Old and New, 1909/1980, p. 2, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
  4. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "37815 Howrah Bardhaman Jn Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Road - Highway". Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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