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	'''Sheoraphuli''' (also called Seoraphuli) is a neighbourhood of [[Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is on West side of river hooghly. It is a part of the area covered by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191015/http://www.kmdaonline.org/htm/kma.html ]</ref><ref>http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Serampore</ref>		'''Sheoraphuli''' (also called Seoraphuli) is a neighbourhood of [[Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is on West side of river hooghly. It is a part of the area covered by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.kmdaonline.org/htm/kma.html \|title=Archived copy \|website=www.kmdaonline.org \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191015/http://www.kmdaonline.org/htm/kma.html \|archive-date=3 March 2016 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Serampore\|title=Serampore - Banglapedia}}</ref>

	== Geography ==		== Geography ==
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	Sheoraphuli is well connected by road and rail. The [[Eastern Railway (India)\|Eastern Railway]] line has a station named [[Sheoraphuli railway station]]. Sheoraphuli is around 23 km north of [[Howrah]]. The [[Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line]] and [[Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar Branch Line]] connect Sheoraphuli. [[Sheoraphuli railway station]]: Daily Train UP - 140 and Down - 139.		Sheoraphuli is well connected by road and rail. The [[Eastern Railway (India)\|Eastern Railway]] line has a station named [[Sheoraphuli railway station]]. Sheoraphuli is around 23 km north of [[Howrah]]. The [[Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line]] and [[Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar Branch Line]] connect Sheoraphuli. [[Sheoraphuli railway station]]: Daily Train UP - 140 and Down - 139.

	[[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)\|State Highway 6]]/ [[Grand Trunk Road]] passes through Sheoraphuli. Private Bus number '''2''' ([[Chunchura]] Court - [[Dakshineswar]]) plies through here.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php \|title = List of State Highways in West Bengal ~~\|work =~~ \| publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police \| accessdate = 15 October 2016}}</ref> Zaminder Road and Sarkarpaara-Mallickbagan-Piarapur Road connect [[G.T. Road]] to [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)\|Delhi Road]] with just a 5 minutes difference in a two wheeler. [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)\|State Highway 2]] connects Sheoraphuli ([[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)\|Delhi Road]]) to [[National Highway 19 (India)\|Durgapur Expressway]] at [[Singur]] and [[National Highway 14 (India)\|National Highway 14]] at [[Bishnupur, Bankura\|Bishnupur]].		[[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)\|State Highway 6]]/ [[Grand Trunk Road]] passes through Sheoraphuli. Private Bus number '''2''' ([[Chunchura]] Court - [[Dakshineswar]]) plies through here.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php \|title = List of State Highways in West Bengal \| publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police \| accessdate = 15 October 2016}}</ref> Zaminder Road and Sarkarpaara-Mallickbagan-Piarapur Road connect [[G.T. Road]] to [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)\|Delhi Road]] with just a 5 minutes difference in a two wheeler. [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)\|State Highway 2]] connects Sheoraphuli ([[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)\|Delhi Road]]) to [[National Highway 19 (India)\|Durgapur Expressway]] at [[Singur]] and [[National Highway 14 (India)\|National Highway 14]] at [[Bishnupur, Bankura\|Bishnupur]].

	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{{&nbsp}}am until 11{{&nbsp}}pm.		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{{&nbsp}}am until 11{{&nbsp}}pm.
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	== Utility services and media ==		== 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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://im.rediff.com/news/2010/may/rank-of-cities-on-sanitation-2009-2010.pdf \|title=RANK OF CITIES ON SANITATION 2009-2010 ~~\|format=PDF~~ \|date= \|accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref> The Municipality administers an area of 12.09 km<sup>2</sup> 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.		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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://im.rediff.com/news/2010/may/rank-of-cities-on-sanitation-2009-2010.pdf \|title=RANK OF CITIES ON SANITATION 2009-2010 \|date= \|accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref> The Municipality administers an area of 12.09 km<sup>2</sup> 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 ==		== Economy ==

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'''Sheoraphuli''' (also called Seoraphuli) is a neighbourhood of [[Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is on West side of river hooghly. It is a part of the area covered by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191015/http://www.kmdaonline.org/htm/kma.html ]</ref><ref>http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Serampore</ref>

== Geography ==
Sheoraphuli has an average elevation of 39 ft (11 m).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Seoraphuli.html |title=Maps, Weather, Videos, and Airports for Seoraphuli, India |publisher=Fallingrain.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref> Sheoraphuli has 218.70 km of total road length out of which 172.90 km is pucca.<ref>[http://wbdma.gov.in/htm/DIS/baidyabati_more.htm ]{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
The population of Sheoraphuli is 121081 as per the 2011 census report. Majority of the residents are [[Bengalis]] and major religion is [[Hindu]]. 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 [[Eastern Railway (India)|Eastern Railway]] line has a station named [[Sheoraphuli railway station]]. Sheoraphuli is around 23 km north of [[Howrah]]. The [[Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line]] and [[Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar Branch Line]] connect Sheoraphuli. [[Sheoraphuli railway station]]: Daily Train UP - 140 and Down - 139.

[[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|State Highway 6]]/ [[Grand Trunk Road]] passes through Sheoraphuli. Private Bus number '''2''' ([[Chunchura]] Court - [[Dakshineswar]]) plies through here.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal |work = | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | accessdate = 15 October 2016}}</ref> Zaminder Road and Sarkarpaara-Mallickbagan-Piarapur Road connect [[G.T. Road]] to [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)|Delhi Road]] with just a 5 minutes difference in a two wheeler. [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)|State Highway 2]] connects Sheoraphuli ([[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)|Delhi Road]]) to [[National Highway 19 (India)|Durgapur Expressway]] at [[Singur]] and [[National Highway 14 (India)|National Highway 14]] at [[Bishnupur, Bankura|Bishnupur]].

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{{&nbsp}}am until 11{{&nbsp}}pm.

Nearest airport is the [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport]] in [[Dum Dum|Dumdum, Kolkata]] and nearest airstrip is in Barrackpore ([[Barrackpore Air Force Station]]).

== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://im.rediff.com/news/2010/may/rank-of-cities-on-sanitation-2009-2010.pdf |title=RANK OF CITIES ON SANITATION 2009-2010 |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref> The Municipality administers an area of 12.09 km<sup>2</sup> 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 [[Bazaar]] (also called Sheoraphuli hat) which is one of the largest markets for raw [[commodities]] in the Hooghly district. The [[bazaar]], situated at the riverside, is more than 250 years old. It also has a section for retail trading in zamindar road, the SBI main branch is also situated here. Zamindar Road is one of the oldest retail market in hooghly. There are several other super markets located at Sheoraphuli, primarily based on the two sides of G.T. Road. A few small and medium-sized factories are incorporated in here. There are few Banks along with [[Automated teller machine|ATM]] facilities serve the people living in Sheoraphuli and nearby areas. [[State Bank of India]] being the busiest of all has a branch at Jamindar Road and has two ATM counters. Other banks like [[Allahabad Bank]], [[United Bank of India]], [[UCO Bank]], [[Indian Overseas Bank]], [[Axis Bank]] [[Icici Bank]], Bank of Baroda, HDFC Bank and the [[Baidyabati]] Sheoraphuli Co-operative Bank also have their presence here. {{clarify|date=August 2019}}

== 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 [[theater]] 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.

== References ==
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{{Hooghly District}}
{{Kolkata neighbourhoods}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Hooghly district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]