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Hugli-Chuchura (pronounced [ɦuɡli-tʃutʃuɽa]), also known by its former names Chinsurah or Hooghly-Chinsurah, is a city of Hooghly district and the district headquarters of Hooghly division in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the densely populated cities of West Bengal.
Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality is the civic body that governs Hugli-Chuchura and its surrounding areas ... As the ancient port city of Satgaon declined, Hooghly was ...
Hugli-Chuchura is the district headquarters. There are 23 police stations, 18 development blocks, 12 municipalities and 207 gram panchayats in this district. [3] [4] Other than municipality area, each subdivision contains community development blocks that are divided into rural areas and census towns.
The subdivision has its headquarters at Hugli-Chuchura. [3] [4] The right bank of the Hooghly River has been industrialised over a long period. With the leading European powers dominating the area's industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised areas in the state.
The Portuguese founded the town of Hooghly-Chuchura in 1579, but the district has thousands of years of heritage in the form of the great Kingdom of Bhurshut. The city flourished as a trading port and some religious structures were built. One such structure is a Christian church dedicated to a statue of Mary, brought by the Portuguese.
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Manushpur is located at 1]. Keota, Manushpur, Naldanga, Kodalia, Kulihanda, Dharmapur and Simla form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of Hugli-Chuchura. [1]The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta.
Naldanga is located at 1]. Keota, Manushpur, Naldanga, Kodalia, Kulihanda, Dharmapur and Simla form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of Hugli-Chuchura. [1]The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta.