Saptagram (modern)

This article is about the village in West Bengal, India. For its namesake historical port-town, see Saptagram. For its namesake state assembly constituency, see Saptagram (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Saptagram
Village
Saptagram Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Saptagram Saptagram (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°57′44″N88°22′08″E / 22.96225°N 88.368769°E / 22.96225; 88.368769
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,758
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code	03213
Lok Sabha constituency	Hooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Saptagram
Website	hooghly.gov.in

Saptagram is a village and a gram panchayat in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

History

In ancient times, there was a flourishing port town at Saptagram. ^[1] The Saraswati River started drying up from the 17th century and ships, which navigated up the river, could no longer do so. ^[2] By the early twentieth century, the place had dwindled to a group of insignificant huts. ^[3]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Saptagram had a total population of 1,758 of which 892 (51%) were males and 866 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 135. The total number of literates in Saptagram was 1,459 (89.90% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

Transport

Adisaptagram railway station is situated on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line. ^[5] It is part of Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

State Highway 13 (West Bengal) passes through Saptagram and meets Grand Trunk Road that connects it to State Highway 6 (West Bengal). ^[6]

References

1. "Next weekend you can be at Tribeni". The Telegraph. 23 October 2005. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
2. Patree, Purnendu (1995) [First published 1979]. Purano Kolkatar Kathachitra (in Bengali). Dey's Publishing. pp. 65–71. ISBN   81-7079-751-9.
3. Cotton, H.E.A., Calcutta Old and New, 1909/1980, p. 2, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
4. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
5. "37815 Howrah Bardhaman Jn Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
6. "Road - Highway". Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 June 2017.