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Berhampore (pronounced [bɑ:(h)ərəmˌpʊə], [citation needed] Bengali pronunciation: [bɔ.ɦo.rɔm.pur], Bengali: বহরমপুর), also known as Baharampur, is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. Berhampore is the administrative headquarters of the Murshidabad district. As of 2011 census, Berhampore is the ...
Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Berhampore) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Baharampur in West Bengal . All the seven assembly segments of No. 10 Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency are in Murshidabad district .
It is located in Baharampur. [23] Berhampore Girls' College was established at Baharampur in 1946. [24] [25] Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore was established at Baharampur in 1928. [26] Murshidabad College of Engineering & Technology was established at Baharampur in 1998. [27]
In January 2020, the Government of West Bengal announced its intention to create the district in the near future. Under this proposal, Berhampore district will be created from ten community development blocks namely Berhampore, Beldanga I, Beldanga II, Hariharpara, Naoda, Kandi, Khargram, Burwan, Bharatpur I and Bharatpur II in Murshidabad district.
Berhampur, along with regions of southern Odisha, have been a core part of ancient Kalinga empire. Jaugada also known as Samapa, 35 km away from Berhampur on the banks of the Rushikulya, was an ancient fort and city existing from 3rd century BC to 7th century AD. Its existence before and after this time period cannot be ruled out.
Berhampore Court is a railway station on the Sealdah-Lalgola line and is located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It serves Berhampore city and its surrounding census areas.
As per 2001 census, Berhampore block has a total population of 378,830, out of which 94,861 were males and 86,466 were females. Berhampore block registered a population growth of 26.80 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent. [9] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent. [10]
The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) south-west of Berhampore. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% of the population living in the rural areas.