Sheoraphuli

Sheoraphuli
Neighbourhood
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PIN	712223
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB

Sheoraphuli (also called Seoraphuli) is a neighbourhood of

History

Historically Sheoraphuli fell under the Zamindari of Raja Manohar Roy,a renowned royalty in bengal during the reign of Akbar of the Mughal era . The famous 'Sheoraphuli hat' was a collecting centre for marketable goods produced in different parts of Hooghly district. Sheoraphuli Hat was the main trade centre in this region. During the Muslim period, the villages on the bank of the Hooghly and Saraswati were included in the Zamindari of Sheoraphuli. These feudal lords collected rent from villagers and dispensed justice. Raja Manohar Chandra Roy, zamindar of Sheoraphuli built the temple of Ram-Sita in Sripur (now Serampore) in 1752 . He began residing in the 'Rajbari' of Sheoraphuli built by him , which also served as his temporary residence apart from his adobe in Patuli. His third son Raja Harischandra left Patuli and for Sheoraphuli which served as their permanent dwelling form there on , after him the Zamindari was demarcated into the 'Barataraf' and the 'Chototaraf' which is prevalent till date . The 'Saraphuli Raj Debuttar' has been traditionally renowned for the policy of 'Self-Effacement'. Raja Manohar's son Ram Chandra dedicated the villages of Sripur, Gopinathpur and Manoharpur as devottara land to the Gangulis in the service of the deity. 'Saraphuli Raj Debuttar Estate' was created in this period to take care of the Ram-Sita temple by the sebaits. Later on Danes acquired around 1680 bighas of land in the nearby Serampore, Akna and Pearapur mahals and formed Frederiknagar after King Frederick V of Denmark by paying an annual rent of Sicca Rs 1601/- to the zamindar of Sheoraphuli.[3]

Geography

Sheoraphuli has an average elevation of 39 ft (11 m).^[4] Sheoraphuli has 218.70 km of total road length out of which 172.90 km is pucca.^[5]

Demographics

The population of Sheoraphuli is 121081 as per the 2011 census report. Majority of the residents are

. The literacy rate of Sheoraphuli is 98.05% which is higher than the national average of 74%(2011).

Transportation

Sheoraphuli is well connected by road and rail. The

: Daily Train UP - 140 and Down - 139.

.

There is a water transport service (Nemai Tirtha Ferry Service) in the Hooghly River that connects Sheoraphuli with Barrackpore on the opposite side of the river. Sheoraphuli Ferry ghat is just 2 minutes away from the railway station and bus stoppage. Ferry service is available from 6 am until 11 pm.

Nearest airport is the

).

Utility services and media

The Baidyabati Municipality (ESTD 1869) is the civic administrative body of Sheoraphuli which makes it 70th cleanest city of India as per National Urban Sanitation Policy.[7] The Municipality administers an area of 12.09 km² and supplies potable water to the city through underground pipe line. The pipe line has a length of 100 km and connects 45% of the total number of houses in this area. Electricity is supplied by the privately operated Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) to the town region, and by the West Bengal State Electricity Board in the nearby Panchayat area. State-owned BSNL is the telephone and internet service provider in the town.

Economy

Sheoraphuli is historically famous for its

after starting the worship of Ma Nistarini, the hat grew up around the mandir and soon became the largest trade center in undivided Bengal.

The

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Education

Sheoraphuli has a number of primary, secondary and higher secondary educational institutions. Schools mainly use English or Bengali as the medium of instruction. Following is the list of schools in this area.

• Pearl Rosary School (WBBSE, WBCHSE)
• Sheoraphuli Surendra Nath Vidyaniketan
• Sheoraphuli Netaji Vidyamandir
• Vivekananda High School
• St. John's Academy
• Girindra Chandra Primary School
• Jagabandhu Mukherjee Girls High School
• Ambedkar Prathamik Vidyalaya
• Pearapore Paschimpara Prathamik Vidyalaya
• Pearapore Schoolmath Prathamik Vidyalaya
• Sheoraphuli Krishna Prasad Pal Vidyaniketan
• Krishna Prasad Pal Memorial Teachers' Training College

Notable spots

• Sheoraphuli Raj Debuttar Estate
• Udayan Cinema
• Nistarini Kalibari
• Sushma Cinema Hall
• Sheoraphuli barabazar
• Sheoraphuli Krishak bazar

Healthcare

Sheoraphuli has an eye hospital called Disha eye hospital and two privately owned nursing homes namely Mamata nursing home and Dr. Ghosh nursing home.

Culture

Sheoraphuli has two cinema halls, it has well established library, 6schools, one eye hospital. Sheoraphuli bazaar is renowned bazar in hooghly district. The Satyajit Ray Bhavana in Sheoraphuli is a government sponsored centre at Sheoraphuli for facilitating

awareness. It has a large auditorium housed in an impressively architectured building. The building, besides being a modern theatrical complex, houses the Baidyabati Municipality. Nistarini Kalibari is a Hindu temple Situated on the bank of the Hooghly River, the presiding deity of the temple is Nistarini, an aspect of Kali. A bathing ghat on the river and several shops are also housed in the temple complex. Along the riverfront there are few other bathing ghats on the river which are crowded throughout the year.

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