Srirampur, India

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native_name = Srirampur | type = city | latd = 23.35 | longd = 88.12
locator_position = right | state_name = West Bengal
district = Bardhaman
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altitude = 19
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 17,715| population_density =
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website =bardhaman.gov.in/
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"For town in Hooghly district please see Serampore"

Srirampur is a census town under Purbasthali police station [ [http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm District-wise list of stautory towns] ] of Kalna subdivision in Bardhaman in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Srirampur is located at coord|22.95|N|88.02|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Srirampur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Srirampur] ] . It has an average elevation of 19 metres (62 feet).

It is located on the agriculturally rich alluvial plains between the Bhagirathi, Ajay and Damodar rivers. [ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, "Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti" (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), Bn icon , Vol I, p. 15, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3 ] Temperatures in this region varies from 17-18°C in winter to 30-32°C in summer. [ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p. 19 ] it is on the banks of Balluka river, which then joins the Behula, and finally the latter flows into the Bhagirathi. [ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p. 37 ]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , Srirampur had a population of 17,715. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Srirampur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Srirampur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Srirampur has eight primary and two secondary schools. [ [http://bardhaman.gov.in/education/schudir.asp 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003] ]

Personalities

The two main poets of "Dharmamngal" kavya, Rupram Chakraborty and Ghanaram Chakraborty belong to Srirampur. [ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p. 233 ]

References

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