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District in West Bengal, India
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Hooghly (হুগলি Hugli or হুগলী Huglī) is a district of West Bengal, India. It borders Purba Bardhaman to the north, Nadia and North 24 Parganas to the east, Howrah to the south, Paschim Medinipur to the southwest, and Bankura to the northwest.
Northern Hooghly (উত্তর হুগলি Uttor Hugli), officially Chinsurah Sadar subdivision, covers the northern part of the Hooghly district of West Bengal.
Southern Hooghly (দক্ষিণ হুগলি Dokhyiṇ Hugli) covers the southern part of the Hooghly district of West Bengal, corresponding to the district's Chandannagar and Serampore subdivisions.
Arambagh (আরামবাগ Ārāmbāg), literally the "Garden of Rest", is a rural area at the western part of the Hooghly district of West Bengal. Far away from the "Little Europe" of cities on the Hooghly River, Arambagh has a quiteness of its own.
Hooghly is served by two main railway lines: Howrah-Bardhaman main and Howrah-Bardhaman chord, and three branch lines: Sheoraphuli-Bishnupur, Bandel-Naihati and Bandel-Katwa.
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district headquarters, former Dutch colony
former Portuguese colony, home to Bandel Church
historic port city, former Portuguese colony
Baidyabati (বৈদ্যবাটি Boidyobāṭi) is a town on the western bank of the Hooghly River, in the Hooghly district of West Bengal.
Chandannagar (Bengali: চন্দননগর Chondonnogor, French: Chandernagor), formerly Chandernagore, is a small city in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, India. Situated along the banks of the river Hooghly, the city has been able to maintain a separate identity different from all other cities and abide by her own characteristics.
Konnagar (কোন্নগর Kōnnogor) is a town on the western bank of the Hooghly River, in the Hooghly district of West Bengal.
Serampore (শ্রীরামপুর Shrīrāmpur) is a town in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, on the western bank of the Hooghly River. One of the rare Danish colonies of India, Serampore is unique for its Danish-British-Bengali heritage.
Kamarpukur and Jayrambati are two villages in West Bengal, separated by the imaginary district boundary of Bankura and Hooghly. Thousands of people visit these villages every year from the various parts of the world and get spiritually refreshed and elevated.
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