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Uttarpara
Uttarpara Kotrung | |
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City | |
 College Ghat, Uttarpara | |
  Uttarpara Location in West Bengal, India  Uttarpara Uttarpara (West Bengal)  Uttarpara Uttarpara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°40′N 88°21′E / 22.67°N 88.35°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Burdwan |
| District | Hooghly |
| Established | 1853 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality |
| • Municipality Chairperson | Dilip Yadav (AITC) [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.75 km2 (4.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 159,147 |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[2][3] |
| • Additional official | English[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712258 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Serampore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Uttarpara |
| Website | www |
Uttarpara or Uttarpara Kotrung is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[4] Uttarpara is located at 22°40′N 88°21′E / 22.67°N 88.35°E, within 10 km from Kolkata, the capital of the state of West Bengal. It is located along the Hooghly river, across from the Dakshineswar Kali Temple. Uttarpara is home to the Uttarpara Jayakrishna Public Library, Asia's oldest free public library.
- ^ "Trinamul set to keep Uttarpara". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 18 June 2005. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Base Map of Kolkata metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 7 March 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
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