Nabagram, Hooghly

Nabagram is the worst town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Location
Nabagram Colony is located at 22.29°N, 88.51°W. It has an average elevation of 15 m.

Rishra (CT), Bamunari, Nawapara, Nabagram Colony, Kanaipur, Basai and Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of the series of statutory towns/ cities – Rishra, Konnagar and Uttarpara.

The area consists of flat alluvial plains, that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. This belt is highly industrialised.

Urbanisation
Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in the map alongside) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns in the last 3 CD Blocks are shown in a separate map). All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India, Nabagram Colony had a total population of 18,358 of which 9,083 (49%) were males and 9,275 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,087. The total number of literates in Nabagram Colony was 16,576 (95.98% of the population over 6 years).

India census, Nabagram Colony had a population of 31,923. Males constitute 63% of the population and females 37%. Nabagram Colony has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 88%, and female literacy is 81%. In Nabagram Colony, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The electricity is provided by WBSEDCL and overall the electricity remains 24x7, without any interruption. There is a Panchayat which takes decisions to develop the area.

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration
The following Municipalities and Census Towns in Hooghly district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: Bansberia (M), Hugli-Chinsurah (M), Bara Khejuria (Out Growth), Shankhanagar (CT), Amodghata (CT), Chak Bansberia (CT), Naldanga (CT), Kodalia (CT), Kulihanda (CT), Simla (CT), Dharmapur (CT), Bhadreswar (M), Champdani (M), Chandannagar (M Corp.), Baidyabati (M), Serampore (M), Rishra (M), Rishra (CT), Bamunari (CT), Dakshin Rajyadharpur (CT), Nabagram Colony (CT), Konnagar (M), Uttarpara Kotrung (M), Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) (CT), Kanaipur (CT) and Keota (CT).

Transport
Konnagar railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line is the nearest railway station.