Konnagar

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Konnagar
Konnagar
State - District(s)	West Bengal - Hugli
Coordinates	22.7° N 88.35° E
Area - Elevation	- 14 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	72,211 -

Konnagar is a city and a municipality in Hughli district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was a small village that grew to be a town in the 19th century. Sib Chandra Deb, the renowned Derozian and Brahmo leader, contributed substantially towards development of Konnagar. A pioneer in women's emancipation, he assisted in the development of schools in the area. The railway station was opened in 1856 and the post office in 1858.

Konnagar has been the home of many notable personalities. It was the ancestral home of the great nationalist and religious leader Sri Aurobindo [1] and noted physicist Sisir Kumar Mitra. [2] Shafiur Rahman one of the martyrs of the language movement in East Pakistan was born in Konnagar. [3]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 People
4 References
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[edit] Geography

Konnagar is located at 22.7° N 88.35° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 14 metres (45 feet).Konanagar is positioned between Rishra and Uttarpara on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line and Grand Trunk Road. It is located on the west bank of the River Hughli.

West side of the Konnagar railway station is called Nabagram. Most of the population in Nabagram is migrated from East Bengal. Being situated only 20 K.M from the heart of Kolkata the area enjoys semi urban status.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Konnagar had a population of 72,211. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Konnagar has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 77%. In Konnagar, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.