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City in West Bengal, India

Chandannagar

চন্দননগর

Chandernagore

City

Clockwise from the top:
Église du Sacré-Cœur, Nandulal Temple, Tour de l'Horloge, Patal Bari, Institut de Chandernagor and Chandannagar Strand

Etymology: see Etymology
Nickname:

Farasdanga

Chandannagar

Location in West Bengal, India

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Chandannagar

Location in India

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Coordinates: 22°52′N 88°23′E﻿ / ﻿22.87°N 88.38°E﻿ / 22.87; 88.38
Country|  India
State|  West Bengal
Division| Burdwan
District| Hooghly
Subdivision| Chandannagar
Municipal Corporation| Chandernagore
Metropolitan Area| Greater Kolkata
French Indian colony of the French colonial empire| 1696
De facto transfer to India| 2 February 1951
De jure transfer to India| 9 June 1952
Incorporated in West Bengal| 2 October 1954
Founded by| French East India Company
Named for| Bending of the Hooghly river
Government

• Type| Municipal Corporation
• Body| Chandernagore Municipal Corporation
• Commissioner| Swapan Kundu
Area

• Total| 19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation

| 9 m (30 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total| 166,867
• Density| 8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)| Bengali: Chandannagari
French: Chandernagorien(ne)
English: Chandernagorean
Languages

• Official|

* Bengali
* English

• Former official| French
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

712136, 712137, 712138

Telephone code| +91 33
Vehicle registration| WB
Lok Sabha constituency| Hooghly
MP| Rachana Banerjee (AITC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency| Chandannagar
MLA| Indranil Sen (AITC)
Website| http://heritagechandernagore.com/

Chandannagar (pronounced [tʃɔnd̪ɔn.nɔɡoɾ]; French: Chandernagor, pronounced [ʃɑ̃dɛʁ.nagɔʁ]), also known by its former names Chandernagore and Chandernagor, is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

Located on the western bank of Hooghly River, the city was one of the five settlements of French India. Indo-French architecture is seen in the colonial bungalows, most of which are in a dilapidated state.[1]

## Etymology

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The name Chandannagar is composed of two elements, of which the latter, nagar, means 'city' and the former may be:

* Bengali chand meaning 'moon', alluding to the shape of the bank of the river Hooghly.
* Bengali chandan meaning 'sandalwood'; local tradition holds that the city was once the major hub of the trade of sandalwood.
* Chandi, name of a goddess.

Earlier, the city was known as Farasdanga, from Bengali Faras 'French' and danga 'land'.

## History

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The capture of the position of Chandernagore in 1757 by the Royal Navy. Chandannagar and Calcutta 1900.

Chandannagar came into being during colonial times, proved conclusively by the fact that no mention of the town is found in medieval Bengali texts like Chandimangal and Manasamangal Kāvya. Historians are of the opinion that the French created the town by amalgamating various smaller localities in the area. The three notable villages to be incorporated were Gondolpara to the South, Boro in the North and Khalisani to the West. The name "Chandernagor" can be first found in a letter dated 1696, intended for the officials of the French East India Company, dispatched by André-François Deslandes and Palle, French officials posted in Chandernagore.

The First Director of the French East India Company, Boureau-Deslandes paid 40,000 coins to the Mughal subahdar in 1688 to gain control of the area and build a factory there. But the first Frenchman to possess any subsequent land holding in this area was Du Plessis who bought land of 13 Arpents at Boro Kishanganj, now located at North Chandannagar for Taka 401 in the year 1673–74.

The prosperity of Chandannagar as a French colony started soon after. At this time the Company establishment consisted of one director, and five members who formed a council, 15 merchants and shopkeepers, two notaries, two padres, two doctors and one Sutradhar. The army consisted of 130-foot soldiers, 20 among them were native Indians. The Fort d'Orleans was constructed in the year 1696–97 and was better defended than its French and British counterparts. After the initial success the French trade languished due to the lax policy of its Directors.

In 1730 Joseph François Dupleix was appointed governor of the city, during whose administration more than two thousand brick houses were erected in the town and a considerable maritime trade was carried on.[2] The population of the city reached to be around a lakh (100,000) at this time and the fledgling town of Calcutta was considered to be a poor cousin of Chandannagar. From Dupleix's time to 1756, Chandannagar was the main center for European commerce in Bengal. The city had thriving centres of trade involving opium, indigo, silk, rice, rope, sugar, etc. The fine clothes of Chandannagar were exported to Europe.

One of the premier men of the town who made it big at this time was Indranarayan Chaudhari. He had arrived at the end of the seventeenth century from Jessore as an orphan sheltered at his maternal grandfather's house. He secured a job at the Company out of his own industriousness and then went on to gain a tremendous fortune being associated with the burgeoning trade of the company. When the East India Company seized his house after the siege of 1756, cash and jewellery worth 65 lakhs was secured from his house alone. Nandadulal Temple, a temple to Krishna established by him still houses the secret chamber in which he reportedly hid his immense fortune which was later recovered by British general Robert Clive. Maharaj Krishna Chandra of Krishnanagar would often come to him to lend money.

Chandannagar waterfront c. 1850

In 1756 war broke out between France and Great Britain, and Colonel Robert Clive of the British East India Company and Admiral Charles Watson of the British Navy bombarded and captured Chandannagar on 23 March 1757. The town's fortifications and many houses were demolished thereafter, and Chandannagar's importance as a commercial center was eclipsed by that of Calcutta situated down river. Chandernagore was restored to the French in 1763, but retaken by the British in 1794 in the Napoleonic Wars. The city was returned to France in 1816, along with a 3 sq mi (7.8 km2) enclave of surrounding territory. It was governed as part of French India until 1950, under the political control of the governor-general in Pondicherry. By 1900 the town's former commercial importance was gone, and it was little more than a quiet suburb of Calcutta, with a population of 25,000 (1901). But it was noted for its clean wide thoroughfares, with many elegant residences along the riverbank.[2]

Like the other three French-administered colonies of India, Chandernagore was under the jurisdiction of French-controlled Pondicherry. There was only one Governor for the entire French India. He resided in the principal city of Pondicherry, and from time to time, he would visit the other colonies. There was one Administrator under the Governor in each colony. Though there were courts and magistrates here, a separate judge used to come from Pondicherry for session trials. There was a High court in Pondicherry for filing an appeal. The Collectorates, the Education Department, the Housing Department, etc. were all under the said department of Pondicherry. One Inspector from France used to come here every year for inspecting all the affairs. The French Consul who lived in Calcutta had no connection with the administration of Chandernagore.

Formerly the government kept a troop of sepoys to help maintenance of peace in the town. It is known that Chandernagore had two divisions of infantry during 1743–45. Under the terms of the treaty it had no alternative but to keep not more than 15 soldiers.

The laws of this place were not specific, laws were the same in regard to all the French colonies and special decrees were drawn up by the Minister of the Interior of France. In the French parliamentary houses, among the Députés and Senators there was one representative elected by the citizens and representatives of French India in each house.

Though no Indian ever got a place in the French Parliament, the citizens of Chandernagore had the right to be elected to those seats.

A Municipality was created here on 1 August 1880. Charles Dumaine became the first Mayor.

There was a sworn-in post called Notaire like the Registrar of British India. All the deeds such as testaments and wills, sales and purchases, conveyances, debts and dues or prenuptial contracts were registered by him.

The judicial system even passed a few death sentences in the town. The first time this was carried out was on 26 January 1883: two persons named Sk. Abdul Panjari and Hiru Bagdi were sentenced to death. The guillotine was used to carry out capital punishment and was used in the town for the last time on 22 July 1895.[1][3][4]

### Merger with India

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Further information: Yanaon § Dates of important events of merger of French India

Referendum day in June 1948

India became independent from Britain in 1947. In June 1948, the French Government held a plebiscite which found that 97% of Chandannagar's residents wished to become part of India. In May 1950, the French allowed the Indian government to assume de facto control over Chandannagar, officially ceding the city to India on 2 February 1951. De jure transfer took place on 9 June 1952. The inhabitants were given the option to retain French nationality, like their counterparts in Pondicherry.[5]

On 2 October 1954, Chandannagar was integrated into the state of West Bengal.[6]

Map Of Chandernagore Municipal Corporation

## Geography

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A view of the Hooghly River from the Strand Road

8km
5miles

Dwarhatta

Hooghly
River

Haripal

Barun Napara

Dadpur

Polba

Gurap

Dhaniakhali

Borai

Baruipara

Jagatnagar

Nasibpur

Singur

Balarambati

Bargachhia

Tarakeswar

Champdani

Bhadreswar

Chandannagar

Cities and towns in the Chandannagore subdivision and Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal corporation/ municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

### Location

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Chandannagar is located at 22°52′N 88°23′E﻿ / ﻿22.87°N 88.38°E﻿ / 22.87; 88.38. It has an average elevation of 10 metres (33 ft).

Chandannagar consisted of mainly three parts Khalisani (west), Gondalpara (south) and Boro (north). There are about 30 localities (para) and more than 100 sub-localities. Of them, some are Gondalpara, Nutan Telighat, Barasat, Tematha, Hatkhola, Daibokpara, Padripara, Lalbagan, Barabazar, Bagbazar, Fatokgora, Khalisani, Nabagram, Palpara, Urdibazar, Luxmigunj, Boro Panchanantala, Boro Champatala, Taldanga, Haridradanga etc. Bajra, Bandhagram etc. are some of the village-like areas near the borders of the city.

The city is bordered by Chinsurah in the north, Bhadreswar in the south, the Hooghly river in the east and Dhaniakhali in the west.

### Police station

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Chandannagar police station has jurisdiction over the Chandernagore Municipal Corporation area. Chandannagar Police Commissionerate was established on 30 June 2017. The establishments marked under the same are Chinsurah PS; Chandernagore PS; Bhadreswar PS; Serampore PS; Dankuni PS; Rishra PS; Uttarpara PS; Chinsurah Women PS; Serampore Women PS. Mr Peeyush Pandey, an IPS of 1993 batch, became the first commissioner of the Chandannagar Police Commissionerate. A major urban part of the district along river Hooghly has been brought under the jurisdiction of the commissionerate to ensure better policing.[7][8]

## Places of interest

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Most of the city's numerous public and private buildings have a distinct Indo-French style of architecture, similar to that of Pondicherry (now called Pudducherry) and other former French enclaves in India.[9] Most of these buildings are in a dilapidated state and in need of restoration.[10]

The Chandannagar strand

### Chandannagore Strand

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The night view of the strand in Chandannagar

The tree-shaded promenade along the river is about 700 m (0.4 mi) in length and 7 metres (23 ft) in width, and there are many buildings of historical importance along the way e.g. Fort D'Orleans with a clock tower. It is a popular spot for local people and tourists alike, who love to stroll along enjoying the breeze and watching the small boats sail by. Along the Strand one can find the Vivekananda Mandir (a meditation centre protruding into the river Ganges).

### Chandernagore Museum and Institute (Institut de Chandernagor)

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The Chandernagore Museum was established in 1961. It boasts a collection of French antiques (such as cannons used in Anglo-French war, wooden furniture of the 18th century, etc.) which are difficult to find anywhere else in the world. The institute still teaches French through regular classes. Jogendra Nath Sen, resident of Chandannagar who died in France fighting in the World War I. His personal items were sent to his brother in India who later donated them to the Institut de Chandernagor in Chandannagar.[11] The Museum is closed on Thursday and Saturday.

### The Sacred Heart Church of Chandannagar (l'Eglise du Sacré Cœur)

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The Sacred Heart Church, Chandannagar is situated near the Strand. It was designed by French Architect Jacques Duchatz. The church was inaugurated by Paul Goethals on 27 January 1884.[12] The church stands for over two centuries to mark the beauty of the architecture during the French period – a good place to visit for the historians and tourists alike. The remains of the Church of St. Louis is also an attractive tourist spot.

### French Cemetery

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The French Cemetery contains 150 tombs and is located on Grand Trunk Road opposite Lal Dighi (a large lake). Amongst the remarkable people buried there, one can find the tomb of Duplessis, the founding father of French Chandannagar and also the one of pioneering meteorologist Henry "Storm" Piddington, who is mentioned in Amitav Ghosh's novel The Hungry Tide.[13]

The Patal Bari or the underground house

### Chandanangar Gate

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Constructed in 1937, to mark the Fall of Bastille, the gate has the slogan of the French Revolution "Liberté, égalité, fraternité (Liberty, equality fraternity)" etched on it.[14]

### The Underground House (Patal-Bari)

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The building is another beautiful example of the advancement in the knowledge of architecture and the aesthetic sense of the people of those earlier days. Its lower floor is submerged during monsoon when the level of the river rises. Rabindranath Tagore frequently visited the place and appreciated a lot about the building. He felt that the place influenced him to a large extent and broadened his intellectual capabilities. He mentioned Patal-bari in many of his famous novels. The famous social reformer Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar also stayed in the building. The house was owned by the zamindars of nearby Mankundu.

### Nandadulal Temple

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Nandadulal Temple built in 1740 by Indranarayan Roychoudhury presents an excellent example of ancient Indian sculptures. There are many fascinating temples devoted to Kali, Shiva and other deities which show marks of brilliant craftsmanship and artistic taste. The temple's old idol of lord Krishna was thrown away into the pond behind the temple by a general. Later the pieces of the idols were fished out and submerged in varanasi.[citation needed] It is built in the do chalha style.

### Nritya Gopal Smriti Mandir

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Built by Harihar Sett, and donated to the people of Chandannagore. This building still serves as a theatre hall and a library. It was first of its kind in the entire locality. It has one of the largest collections of books in French, English and Bengali in the district.

### Bishalakshmi temple

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The temple is situated near Brahmin para, Boubazar in the western part of railway station. The history of this ancient temple is not known properly. The deity is worshiped regularly by the local people.

### Sabinara Thakurbari

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A temple of Lord Jaggannath, Lord of the universe. It is situated on 'Rather Sadak' or the road of Lord Jaggannath's chariot. Mahaprabhu Chaitanya is said to have visited this place in his time. Currently this temple is maintained by the Chattopadhyay family.

### KMDA Park

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The KMDA Park located West of Chandernagore Railway Station is a popular park and picnic spot. It was made open to the public in 2002 and since then it has served thousands of people who come here for picnics, particularly in the winter months.

### The Mango Gardens

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There mango gardens now privately owned and maintained are popular picnic spots situated west of the railway station near Mankundu. The Gardens have been operational since 2009, and several hundreds of people gather here for winter day outs. Few such gardens are named as Amrapali, Amrakunja.

Bhuvaneshwari Puja at Hatkhola, Chandannagar The oldest Jagaddatri Puja of Chandannagar. The Goddess is known as "Adi Maa".

## Cultural Calendar of the City

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In the month of Shravan, Bhuvaneshwari Puja is held at Hatkhola for a month.

During the month of November, 10 days after Diwali, Jagaddhatri Puja is held citywide including the neighbouring towns of Bhadreswar and Mankundu. These idols are almost 3 times taller than the Durga Puja held in Kolkata. From Panchami till Dashami the whole region lights up, bedecked with lights of Chandernagore's local manufacturers. From Dashami night till the next dawn all the major puja committees bring their idols with a theme and line in the world's largest procession after Rio's Samba festival. Some of the oldest pujas here range from over 300 (Adi Maa) till 150 years.

## Roads and transport

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### By Road

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Chandannagore is 37 km (23 mi) by road from Kolkata via State Highway 6/ Grand Trunk Road (which runs through the middle of the city) or Delhi Road (which runs through the western limit of the city). Private Bus number 2 (Chunchura Court - Dakshineswar) plies through Chandannagar along Grand Trunk Road.[15] A newly built overbridge above the railway tracks makes easy to connect East and West parts of Chandannagar City. Taxis and private cars are easily available between Kolkata and Chandannagar.

### By Rail

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Chandannagar railway station serves the locality. Local trains from Howrah station on Howrah-Bardhaman main line of Eastern Railway run very frequently (peak frequency one train every 10 or 12 minutes). A few important express and passenger trains halt here. The distance from Howrah by rail is approximately 33 km (21 mi) and it takes about 50–55 minutes in all-stop local trains. Many through trains (trains which will stop only at specific stations, primarily junctions) also tend to make stops here.

### By Bus

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Chandannagore is well connected by bus after lockdown period. Every day, two buses of West Bengal Transport Corporation leave from Esplanade Bus Stand for Chandannagar, one in the morning and the other in the evening. Apart from the WBTC buses, there are many other private buses that connects Kolkata and Chandannagar.

### By Air

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Nearest airport is in Kolkata (Dumdum/Kolkata Airport), which is linked with all major Indian and international cities. Chandannagore is only 40 km (25 mi) by road from the airport.

### By Water

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Government of West Bengal (West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation) operates river services to Jaggaddal across Hooghly River (the Ganges) and also between Chandannagar and Kolkata and Belur.

## Heritage and culture

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Jagaddhatri Puja is a major socio-cultural event in this region, attracting massive crowds from all over the state of West Bengal.

Lighting in Chandannagar during Jagaddhatri Puja

### History

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The history of Jagaddhatri Puja in Chandannagar is unknown. The beginning of Jagaddhatri Puja in Krishnanagore was 1762. Indranarayan Choudhury died in 1756. Indranarayan Choudhury by no means introduced the Jagaddhatri puja in Chandannagar. Indranarayan Choudhury performed the Jagaddhatri puja at his own house in Chandannagar, at the time Krishnachandra used to come to borrow money from Indranarayan Choudhury. The father of Krishnachandra had started the puja of Jagaddhatri at Krishna Nagar due to missing out once on the puja of Durga by being locked up in British prison.[16] Once Krishnachandra's ship could not reach Krishna Nagar in time for Jagaddhatri puja due to weak winds. So he performed on day of navami the puja at the Ghat of Nichupatty. Seeing in this the wish of the Goddess to be established as a puja in Chandannagar too, he left funds for its yearly worship on a permanent basis. In 1780 Bengal Gazette of James August Hickey was the first newspaper of this country. The newspaper was silent about the Jagaddhatri Puja. But the 'Friends of India' published a report on the community Jagaddhatri Puja in 1820. The date of the community Jagaddhatri Puja in Chandernagore was 1790. In those days Robert Clive called Lakhsmiganj of Chandernagore the 'Granary of Bengal'. The Jagaddhatri Puja at Chaulpatty (Rice Market) in Lakshmiganj is probably the historic example of the ancient community Jagaddhatri Puja. The Jagaddhatri Puja of Chandernagore bridges the past and the present.

## Education

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The Chandernagore Govt. College

### List of boys' schools

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* Sri Aurobindo Vidyamandir
* Pearl Rosary School (CBSE Affiliated)
* Adarsa Shikshalaya (WBBSE, WBCHSE)
* Chandernagore Kanailal Vidyamandir( Eng. Sec.) (WBBSE, WBCHSE)
* Chandernagore Kanailal Vidyamandir( Fr. Sec.)  (WBBSE)
* Durga Charan Rakshit Banga Vidyalaya (WBBSE, WBCHSE)
* Prabartak Vidyarthi Bhaban (WBBSE)
* Ganges Gurukul[17] (Coed) (ICSE + ISC)
* Khalisani Vidya Mandir (WBBSE)
* Narua Siksha Niketan (WBBSE)
* Modern Public School, Bhakunda (co ed)
* Chandannagar St. Paul's
* Rishi Aurobindo Bal-Kendram, Vidyalanka (Co-Ed)
* Vivekanand Wisdom Mission (Co-ED)
* Chandannagar Banga Vidyalaya (WBBSE, WBCHSE)
* Nritya Gopal Model High School (WBBSE)

### List of girls' schools

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* St. Joseph Convent[18]
* Krishna Bhabini Nari Shiksha Mandir (WBBSE, WBCHSE)
* St. Anthony's High School (WBBSE, WBCHSE)
* Lal Bagan Balika Vidyalaya (WBBSE)
* Ushangini Balika Vidyalaya (WBBSE, WBCHSE)
* Prabartak Nari Mandir (WBBSE)
* Indumati Girls High School (WBBSE)
* Khalisani Nari Siksha Mandir (WBBSE)
* Ganges Gurukul[17] (Coed)(ICSE + ISC)
* Bholanath Das Balika Vidyalaya
* Modern Public School, Bhakunda (co ed)
* Rishi Aurobindo Bal-Kendram, Vidyalanka (Co-Ed)

### List of colleges

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* Chandernagore Government College (University of Burdwan)
* Khalisani Mahavidyalaya (University of Burdwan)
* Institute of Education (P.G.) for Women, Chandannagar (University of Burdwan)
* Women's Polytechnic College
* Sir J. C. Bose School of Engineering, Mankundu

## Demographics

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As per 2011 Census of India Chandannagar had a total population of 166,867 of which 84,009 (50.3%) were males and 82,858 (49.7%) were females. Population below 6 years was 11,826. The total number of literates in Chandannagar was 139,005 (89.65% of the population over 6 years).[19]

### Languages

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Languages spoken in Chandan nagar city (2011)[20]

Bengali (88.09%)

Hindi (8.1%)

Urdu (2.83%)

Odia  (0.31%)

Telugu  (0.25%)

Others (0.28%)

## Notable residents

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* Radhanath Sikdar, Indian mathematician, best known for calculating the height of Mount Everest.
* Kanailal Dutta, Bengali revolutionary and martyr.
* Rash Behari Bose, Bengali revolutionary.
* Motilal Roy, Bengali revolutionary, journalist, spiritual leader.
* Shrish Chandra Ghosh, Bengali revolutionary
* Manindra Nath Nayak, Bengali revolutionary
* Basabi Pal, Professor of French[21]
* Tapas Paul, Bengali actor and Member of Parliament.
* Ishan Porel, Indian Under-19 and Bengal(CAB) cricketer

## Cuisine

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Chandannagar is famous for its own popular Jolbhora Talsash Sondesh.

## See also

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* Farashganj
* French India
* Municipal Administration in French India

One of the most corrupted councilor of the corporation is Mr Pijush Biswas.

## References

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* 9\. Archival Papers on Merger with India [Chandannagar Heritage Archive]
* 10\. Old Photos of Chandannagar [Chandannagar Heritage Archive]
* 11\. Old Map [Chandannagar Heritage Archive]

## Further reading

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* Hill, Samuel Charles (1903). Three Frenchmen in Bengal: The Commercial Ruin of the French Settlements in 1757. Project Gutenberg. e-text #10946. Retrieved 25 April 2007.
* Strang, Herbert. In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India. Project Gutenberg. e-text #16382. Retrieved 25 April 2007.
* Sailendra Nath Sen (2012). Chandernagore: From Boundage to Freedom, 1900-1955. Primus Books. ISBN 978-93-80607-23-8.
* Arghya Bose (2017). Chandernagor: Recognizing Alternative Discourses on the Colonial. Avenel Press. ISBN 978-93-80736-71-6.
* Discover Chandannagar/author - Kalyan Chakrabortty[Published by Chandernagor Heritage]/
* CHANDERNAGOR-Edited by Lipika Ghosh and Kalyan Chakrabortty/Published by Chandernagor Heritage=
* CHANDANNAGORER KATHA/Author - Lipika Ghosh [Published by Chandernagor Heritage]/
* Sankhipta Chandannagar Parichay/Author - Harihar Sett [Published by Chandannagar Pustakagar]
* "Ami Tomaderi Rash Behari"/Author-Kalyan Chakrabortty

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chandannagar.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chandannagar.

* 300 years of Chandannagar (1696-1996)
* Geocities site about Chandannagar
* Institut de Chandernagore - official website
* Indian Ministry for External Affairs - 1951 Treaty of Cession
* La présence française à Chandernagor (1688-1950) (in French)
* East Meets West by A. Chatterji
* Roy, Pritimadhab (2012). "Chandannagar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
* Yahoo! Education page on Chandannagar
* Stereotype photo (poverty etc) Gallery of Chandannagar on TrekEarth
* Chandannagar Information
* Temples of Chandannagar
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* Shankhanagar
* Simla
* Sripur

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Chandannagore subdivision|

* Balarambati
* Bargachhia
* Baruipara
* Bhadreswar
* Borai
* Champdani
* Chandannagar
* Jagatnagar
* Nasibpur
* Singur
* Tarakeswar

Srirampore subdivision|

* Baidyabati
* Baksa
* Bamunari
* Barijhati
* Basai
* Begampur
* Belumilki
* Bhagabatipur
* Chikrand
* Dakshin Rajyadharpur
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* Janai
* Jangalpara
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* Naiti
* Nawapara
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* Panchghara
* Purba Tajpur
* Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni)
* Rajbalhat
* Ramanathpur
* Rishra
* Rishra (CT)
* Serampore
* Tisa
* Uttarpara

Arambag subdivision|

* Arambag

Locations
other than
cities and towns|

| Chinsurah subdivision|

* Balagarh
* Barun Napara
* Boinchi
* Dadpur
* Debanandapur
* Dhaniakhali
* Guptipara
* Gurap
* Itachuna
* Maheswarpur
* Mogra
* Polba
* Saptagram (historical)
* Saptagram (modern)
* Sugandha
* Tribeni

|

Chandannagore subdivision|

* Anandanagar
* Bajemelia
* Bandel
* Beraberi
* Champadanga
* Dwarhatta
* Gondalpara
* Gopalnagar
* Haripal
* Jejur

Srirampore subdivision|

* Adan
* Akuni
* Alipur
* Anantarampur
* Aniya
* Antpur
* Aushbati
* Azabnagar
* Bade Sola
* Baghati
* Bamandanga
* Ban Panchbere
* Banamalipur
* Bandpur
* Banipur
* Bankagachha
* Bankrishnapur
* Bara Choughara
* Beledanga
* Benipur
* Bhadua
* Chak Bangla
* Chak Tajpur
* Chanditala
* Chota Choughara
* Danpatipur
* Dudhkanra
* Dudhkomra
* Duttapur
* Eklakhi
* Furfura Sharif
* Ganeshpur
* Gopalpur
* Gokulpur
* Haripur
* Ichhapasar
* Jagannathbati
* Jagmohanpur
* Jalamadul
* Jangipara
* Jiara
* Kalachhara
* Kalyanbati
* Kanaidanga
* Khanpur
* Khoragari
* Kotalpur
* Krishnanagar
* Krishnarampur
* Madhabpur
* Madhupur
* Makhalpara
* Malipukur
* Mamudpur
* Metekhal
* Monoharpur
* Mrigala
* Mukundapur
* Okardaha
* Pakur
* Paschim Tajpur
* Patul
* Radhaballabhpur
* Raghunathpur
* Sadpur
* Sahana
* Sandhipur
* Sanka
* Sehakhala
* Shyamsundarpur
* Singjor
* Suchiya
* Thero

Arambag subdivision|

* Badanganj
* Bali Dewanganj
* Bengai
* Bhalia
* Dihi Bayara
* Fului
* Gar Mandaran
* Ghol Digrui
* Goghat
* Gourhati
* Hamirbati
* Hat Basantapur
* Kayapat
* Keshabpur
* Kamarpukur
* Kanpur
* Khanakul
* Madhabpur
* Mamudpur
* Memanpur
* Parul
* Pursurah
* Radhanagore
* Satberia
* Shyambazar

Neighbourhoods|

* Arambagh Vivekananda Pally
* Bhadrakali
* Hind Motor
* Mankundu
* Sahaganj

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Municipalities and CD blocks of West Bengal

Municipal
corporations|

* Asansol
* Bidhannagar
* Chandannagar
* Durgapur
* Howrah
* Kolkata
* Siliguri

Municipalities|

* Alipurduar
* Arambagh
* Ashoknagar Kalyangarh
* Baduria
* Baidyabati
* Balurghat
* Bangaon
* Bankura
* Bansberia
* Baranagar
* Barasat
* Bardhaman
* Barrackpore
* Baruipur
* Basirhat
* Beldanga
* Berhampore
* Bhadreswar
* Bhatpara
* Birnagar
* Bishnupur
* Bolpur
* Budge Budge
* Buniadpur
* Chakdaha
* Champdani
* Chandrakona
* Contai
* Cooch Behar
* Dainhat
* Dalkhola
* Darjeeling
* Dhuliyan
* Dhupguri
* Diamond Harbour
* Dinhata
* Dubrajpur
* Dum Dum
* Egra
* English Bazar
* Gangarampur
* Garulia
* Gayespur
* Ghatal
* Gobardanga
* Guskara
* Habra
* Haldia
* Haldibari
* Halisahar
* Haringhata
* Hugli-Chuchura
* Islampur
* Jalpaiguri
* Jangipur
* Jaynagar Majilpur
* Jhalda
* Jhargram
* Jiaganj Azimganj
* Kaliaganj
* Kalimpong
* Kalna
* Kalyani
* Kamarhati
* Kanchrapara
* Kandi
* Katwa
* Kharagpur
* Kharar
* Khardaha
* Khirpai
* Konnagar
* Krishnanagar
* Kurseong
* Madhyamgram
* Maheshtala
* Mainaguri
* Malbazar
* Mathabhanga
* Mekhliganj
* Memari
* Murshidabad
* Nabadwip
* Naihati
* Nalhati
* New Barrackpore
* North Barrackpur
* North Dum Dum
* Old Malda
* Panihati
* Panskura
* Pujali
* Purulia
* Raghunathpur
* Raiganj
* Rajarhat
* Rajpur Sonarpur
* Ramjibanpur
* Rampurhat
* Ranaghat
* Rishra
* Sainthia
* Shantipur
* Sonamukhi
* South Dum Dum
* Suri
* Taki
* Tamluk
* Tarakeswar
* Titagarh
* Tufanganj
* Uluberia
* Uttarpara

Community
development
blocks1|

* A
* Alipurduar I
* Alipurduar II
* Amdanga
* Amta I
* Amta II
* Andal
* Arambagh
* Arsha
* Ausgram I
* Ausgram II
* B
* Baduria
* Bagdah
* Baghmundi
* Bagnan I
* Bagnan II
* Balagarh
* Balarampur
* Balurghat
* Bally Jagachha
* Bamangola
* Bandwan
* Bangaon
* Bankura I
* Bankura II
* Barjora
* Bansihari
* Barabani
* Barabazar
* Barrackpore I
* Barrackpore II
* Barasat I
* Barasat II
* Baruipur
* Basanti
* Basirhat I
* Basirhat II
* Beldanga I
* Beldanga II
* Berhampore
* Bhagawangola I
* Bhagawangola II
* Bhagabanpur I
* Bhagabanpur II
* Bhangar I
* Bhangar II
* Bharatpur I
* Bharatpur II
* Bhatar
* Binpur I
* Binpur II
* Bishnupur, Bankura
* Bishnupur I, South 24 Parganas
* Bishnupur II, South 24 Parganas
* Bolpur Sriniketan
* Budge Budge I
* Budge Budge II
* Burdwan I
* Burdwan II
* Burwan
* C
* Canning I
* Canning II
* Chakdaha
* Chanchal I
* Chanchal II
* Chandipur
* Chanditala I
* Chanditala II
* Chapra
* Chandrakona I
* Chandrakona II
* Chhatna
* Chinsurah Mogra
* Chopra
* Contai I
* Contai II
* Contai III
* Cooch Behar I
* Cooch Behar II
* D
* Darjeeling Pulbazar
* Dantan I
* Dantan II
* Daspur I
* Daspur II
* Debra
* Deganga
* Diamond Harbour I
* Diamond Harbour II
* Deshapran
* Dhaniakhali
* Dhupguri
* Dinhata I
* Dinhata II
* Domjur
* Domkal
* Dubrajpur
* E
* Egra I
* Egra II
* English Bazar
* F
* Falakata
* Falta
* Farakka
* Faridpur Durgapur
* G
* Gaighata
* Galsi I
* Galsi II
* Gangajalghati
* Gangarampur
* Garhbeta I
* Garhbeta II
* Garhbeta III
* Gazole
* Ghatal
* Goalpokhar I
* Goalpokhar II
* Goghat I
* Goghat II
* Gopiballavpur I
* Gopiballavpur II
* Gorubathan
* Gosaba
* H
* Habibpur
* Habra I
* Habra II
* Haldia
* Haldibari
* Hanskhali
* Hariharpara
* Haringhata
* Haripal
* Harirampur
* Harishchandrapur I
* Harishchandrapur II
* Haroa
* Hasnabad
* Hemtabad
* Hili
* Hingalganj
* Hirbandh
* Hura
* I
* Ilambazar
* Indas
* Indpur
* Islampur
* Itahar
* J
* Jagatballavpur
* Jalangi
* Jalpaiguri
* Jamalpur
* Jamboni
* Jamuria
* Jangipara
* Jaynagar I
* Jaynagar II
* Jhalda I
* Jhalda II
* Jhargram
* Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri
* Joypur, Bankura
* Joypur, Purulia
* K
* Kakdwip
* Kalchini
* Kaliachak I
* Kaliachak II
* Kaliachak III
* Kaliaganj
* Kaliganj
* Kalimpong I
* Kalimpong II
* Kalna I
* Kalna II
* Kandi
* Kanksa
* Karandighi
* Karimpur I
* Karimpur II
* Kashipur
* Katwa I
* Katwa II
* Keshiari
* Keshpur
* Ketugram I
* Ketugram II
* Khanakul I
* Khanakul II
* Khandaghosh
* Kharagpur I
* Kharagpur II
* Khargram
* Kharibari
* Khatra
* Khejuri I
* Khejuri II
* Khoyrasole
* Kolaghat
* Kotulpur
* Krishnaganj
* Krishnanagar I
* Krishnanagar II
* Kulpi
* Kultali
* Kumarganj
* Kumargram
* Kurseong
* Kushmandi
* L
* Labpur
* Lalgola
* M
* Madarihat-Birpara
* Magrahat I
* Magrahat II
* Mahisadal
* Mal
* Manbazar I
* Manbazar II
* Mandirbazar
* Manikchak
* Manteswar
* Mathabhanga I
* Mathabhanga II
* Mathurapur I
* Mathurapur II
* Matiali
* Matigara
* Maynaguri
* Mayureswar I
* Mayureswar II
* Mejia
* Mekhliganj
* Memari I
* Memari II
* Midnapore Sadar
* Minakhan
* Mirik
* Mohammad Bazar
* Mohanpur
* Mongalkote
* Moyna
* Murarai I
* Murarai II
* Murshidabad-Jiaganj
* N
* Nabadwip
* Nabagram
* Nagrakata
* Nakashipara
* Nalhati I
* Nalhati II
* Namkhana
* Nandakumar
* Nandigram I
* Nandigram II
* Nanoor
* Naoda
* Narayangarh
* Naxalbari
* Nayagram
* Neturia
* O
* Old Malda
* Onda
* P
* Panchla
* Pandabeswar
* Pandua
* Panskura
* Para
* Patashpur I
* Patashpur II
* Patharpratima
* Patrasayer
* Phansidewa
* Pingla
* Polba Dadpur
* Puncha
* Purbasthali I
* Purbasthali II
* Pursurah
* Purulia I
* Purulia II
* R
* Raghunathganj I
* Raghunathganj II
* Raghunathpur I
* Raghunathpur II
* Raiganj
* Raina I
* Raina II
* Raipur
* Rajarhat
* Rajganj
* Rajnagar
* Ramnagar I
* Ramnagar II
* Rampurhat I
* Rampurhat II
* Ranaghat I
* Ranaghat II
* Rangli Rangliot
* Ranibandh
* Raniganj
* Raninagar I
* Raninagar II
* Ratua I
* Ratua II
* S
* Sabang
* Sagar
* Sagardighi
* Sahid Matangini
* Sainthia
* Salanpur
* Salboni
* Saltora
* Samserganj
* Sandeshkhali I
* Sandeshkhali II
* Sankrail, Howrah
* Sankrail, Jhargram
* Santipur
* Santuri
* Sarenga
* Shyampur I
* Shyampur II
* Simlapal
* Singur
* Sitai
* Sitalkuchi
* Sonamukhi
* Sonarpur
* Sreerampur Uttarpara
* Suri I
* Suri II
* Sutahata
* Suti I
* Suti II
* Swarupnagar
* T
* Taldangra
* Tamluk
* Tapan
* Tarakeswar
* Tehatta I
* Tehatta II
* Thakurpukur Maheshtala
* Tufanganj I
* Tufanganj II
* U
* Udaynarayanpur
* Uluberia I
* Uluberia II

See also|

* List of cities in West Bengal by population

1. Similar to tehsils in many states of India

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Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Metropolitan Area

Kolkata Municipal Corporation|

* Alipore
* Anandapur
* B.B.D. Bagh
* Badartala
* Bagbazar
* Baghajatin
* Baishnabghata Patuli Township
* Ballygunge
* Bansdroni
* Bantala
* Barisha
* Bartala
* Behala
* Belgachia
* Beliaghata
* Beniapukur
* Bhowanipore
* Bowbazar
* Bow Barracks
* Brahmapur
* Burrabazar
* Burtolla
* Chak Garia
* Charu Market
* Chetla
* Chitpur
* Chowringhee
* Cossipore
* Dhakuria
* Dhapa
* Dharmatala
* Ekbalpur
* Entally
* Esplanade
* Garden Reach
* Garfa
* Garia
* Gariahat
* Golf Green
* Haltu
* Haridevpur
* Hastings
* Hatibagan
* Jadavpur
* Janbazar
* Jodhpur Park
* Joka
* Jorabagan
* Jorasanko
* Kalighat
* Kankurgachi
* Kasba
* Kidderpore
* Kudghat
* Kumortuli
* Lake Gardens
* Lalbazar
* Maniktala
* Mukundapur
* Naktala
* Narkeldanga
* Nandi Bagan
* Netaji Nagar
* New Alipore
* New Garia
* New Market
* Panchasayar
* Park Circus
* Parnasree Pally
* Pathuriaghata
* Phoolbagan
* Picnic Garden
* Posta
* Rajabagan
* Rajabazar
* Ranikuthi

* Rashbehari
* Regent Park
* Santoshpur
* Sarsuna
* Sealdah
* Shyambazar
* Shyampukur
* Shobhabazar
* Sinthee
* Sonagachi
* Survey Park
* Tala
* Taltala
* Tangra
* Taratala
* Thakurpukur
* Tiljala
* Tiretta Bazaar
* Tollygunge
* Topsia
* Ultadanga
* Watgunge

Kolkata
Urban Agglomeration
Outside KMC|

* Babanpur
* Baguiati
* Baidyabati
* Bally
* Bandipur
* Bansberia
* Baranagar
* Barrackpore
* Barrackpur Cantonment
* Barasat
* Baruipur
* Batanagar
* Belur
* Bhadreswar
* Bhatpara (Jagatdal, Shyamnagar)
* Budge Budge
* Chandannagar
* Chandpur
* Dankuni
* Dum Dum (Durganagar East)
* Garulia
* Halisahar
* Harinavi
* Howrah
* Hugli-Chuchura
* Ichhapur Defence Estate
* Jaynagar Majilpur
* Kalyani
* Kamalgazi
* Kamarhati (Belgharia, Dakshineswar)
* Kanchrapara (Bijpur)
* Kestopur
* Khardaha (Rahara)
* Konnagar
* Liluah
* Madhyamgram
* Maheshtala
* Mallikpur
* Muragachha
* Naihati
* Narendrapur
* New Barrackpore
* Noapara, India
* Noapara, West Bengal
* North Barrackpur (Ichapore, Nawabganj, Palta)
* North Dumdum (Birati, Durganagar West, Nimta)
* Nungi
* Panihati (Agarpara, Ghola, Sodepur, Sukchar)
* Pujali
* Rajarhat (New Town)
* Rajpur Sonarpur
* Rishra
* Salt Lake/Bidhannagar
* Serampore
* South Dumdum (Bangur Avenue, Dum Dum Park, Lake Town, Nagerbazar)
* Subhashgram
* Teghari
* Talbandha
* Titagarh
* Uluberia
* Uttarpara

* Streets of Kolkata
* Kolkata topics
* Template:Kolkata Municipal Corporation wards
* India portal

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Hooghly district topics

General|

* Basilica of the Holy Rosary, Bandel
* Battle of Chinsurah
* Brindaban Chandra's Math
* Rathayatra of Mahesh
* Singur Tata Nano controversy
* Hooghly Jail

Subdivisions|

* Arambagh
* Chandannagar
* Chinsurah
* Srirampore

Territories|

* Bhurshut
* Dandabhukti
* Gauda
* Rarh

Municipal corporations
and municipalities|

* Arambagh Municipality
* Baidyabati Municipality
* Bansberia Municipality
* Bhadreswar Municipality
* Champdany Municipality
* Chandernagore Municipal Corporation
* Dankuni Municipality
* Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality
* Konnagar Municipality
* Rishra Municipality
* Serampore Municipality
* Tarakeswar Municipality
* Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality

Community development
blocks|

| Arambag subdivision|

* Arambagh
* Khanakul I
* Khanakul II
* Goghat I
* Goghat II
* Pursurah

|

Chandannagore subdivision|

* Haripal
* Singur
* Tarakeswar

Chinsurah subdivision|

* Balagarh
* Chinsurah Mogra
* Dhaniakhali
* Pandua
* Polba Dadpur

Srirampore subdivision|

* Chanditala I
* Chanditala II
* Jangipara
* Sreerampur Uttarpara

Rivers|

* Damodar
* Dwarakeswar
* Hooghly
* Mundeswari
* Saraswati – dried up

Transport|

* NH 2
* NH 6
* Grand Trunk Road
* Martin's Light Railways
* East Indian Railway Company
* Eastern Railway zone
* Kolkata Suburban Railway
* Howrah–Delhi main line
* Howrah–Bardhaman main line
* Howrah–Bardhaman chord
* Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line
* Jubilee Bridge
* Vivekananda Setu
* Nivedita Setu

Railway stations|

* Balarambati
* Bandel Junction
* Baruipara
* Dankuni Junction
* Hooghly
* Kamarkundu
* Seoraphuli Junction
* Tarakeswar

Institutes of higher learning|

* Rani Rashmoni Green University
* Furfura Fatehia Senior Madrasah
* Serampore College
* Hooghly Madrasah
* Academy of Technology
* Supreme Knowledge Foundation Group of Institutions
* Hooghly Engineering and Technology College

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Arambagh
* Hooghly
* Srerampur

Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Uttarpara
* Sreerampur
* Champdani
* Singur
* Chandannagar
* Chunchura
* Balagarh
* Pandua
* Saptagram
* Chanditala
* Jangipara
* Haripal
* Dhanekhali
* Tarakeswar
* Pursurah
* Arambag
* Goghat
* Khanakul

Former
Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Polba
* Bansberia

See also|

* Cities, towns and locations in Hooghly district
* People from Hooghly district
* Villages in Hooghly district
* Damodar Valley

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* France
* BnF data
* Israel

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