Serampore subdivision

Srirampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.OverviewSrirampore subdivision is the most urbanised, and the one with the highest density of population, of all the subdivisions of Hooghly district. Urbanisation started with industrialisation of the Hooghly Flats, the narrow strip of land along the Hooghly and spread inland covering a large portion of Hooghly-Damodar Plain, the agriculturally rich alluvial plains lying between the Hooghly and the Damodar. The entire area is a part of the Gangetic Delta. The Hooghly is a tidal river and has a high west bank. The spread of urbanisation obviously had an impact on the livelihood of the people, with a high proportion of workers being engaged in non-agricultural pursuits.SubdivisionsThe Hooghly district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: