Hooghly district

Hooghly district is one of the 23 districts in the Indian state of . It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli. The headquarters of the district is .
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, formerly Chandernagore, is a small city in the Hooghly district of , India. Situated along the banks of the river Hooghly, the city has been able to maintain a separate identity different from all other cities and abide by her own characteristics.

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is a town in the Hooghly district of , on the western bank of the Hooghly River. One of the rare Danish colonies of India, is unique for its Danish-British-Bengali heritage.

is an industrial town on the western bank of the Hooghly River, in the Hooghly district of . Close to , was a major automobile hub with India's first car factory, and although the city faced decline from the 1990s till the 2020s, it has been revived as a major manufacturing hub for metro vehicles in India.

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, also spelt Pundooah, is a town in the Hooghly district of , India.

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is a small town and a municipality of Hooghly district in the state of . It is about 45 km away from , at the western end of the Iswar Gupta Setu Bridge.

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also known as Arambag is a town and a municipality in Hooghly district in the state of , . It is the headquarters of subdivision.

is a town on the western bank of the Hooghly River, in the Hooghly district of .

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, also spelt Tarkeshwar, is a small town in the Hooghly district of and a major pilgrimage site for Hindus in . Home to Baba Taraknath Temple, a Shiva temple, the town experiences a huge crowd during Shaivite festivals like Maha Shivaratri and Shravani Mela every year.

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is a town on the western bank of the Hooghly River, in the Hooghly district of .

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is a city in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of . It was founded by Portuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Police Commissionerate.

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is the headquarters of the Hooghly district of , India. Lying on the Hooghly River close to , 35 km north of , has a strong significance in the history of .

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are two villages in , separated by the imaginary district boundary of and . Thousands of people visit these villages every year from the various parts of the world and get spiritually refreshed and elevated.

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is a village in SHooghly district of . It is an important Vaishnav centre known for its temples and rath. The place has a rich history along with a mix of tradition and legends.

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is a former Portuguese colony at the River, in the district of .

is a village in CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of , .

Hooghly district

Latitude of center
22.8289° or 22° 49′ 44″ north
Longitude of center
88.201° or 88° 12′ 4″ east
Population
5,520,000
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Abbreviation
“HOO”
Geo­Names ID
1269911
Wiki­data ID
Q548518
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Hooghly district” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هوجلي”
  • Armenian: “Հուգլիի Շրջան”
  • Asturian: “distritu d’Hooghly”
  • Asturian: “Hooghly (distritu)”
  • Asturian: “Hooghly”
  • Basque: “Hooghly barrutia”
  • Bengali: “হুগলি জেলা”
  • Bengali: “হুগলি”
  • Bengali: “হুগলী জেলা”
  • Bengali: “হুগলী”
  • Bhojpuri: “हुगली जिला”
  • Catalan: “districte d’Hooghly”
  • Catalan: “Districte d’Hooghly”
  • Cebuano: “Hugli (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Hugli”
  • Chinese: “Hooghly”
  • Chinese: “胡格利區”
  • Chinese: “胡格利县”
  • Dutch: “Hooghly”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هوجلى”
  • Fiji Hindi: “Hooghly jila”
  • Finnish: “Hooghlyn piirikunta”
  • French: “district de Hooghly”
  • French: “District de Hooghly”
  • German: “Hugli”
  • Gujarati: “હુગલી જિલ્લો”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז הוגלי”
  • Hindi: “हुगली जिला”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Hugli”
  • Italian: “distretto di Hooghly”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Hooghly”
  • Japanese: “フグリー県”
  • Kashmiri: “ہوگلی ضِلہٕ”
  • Malayalam: “ഹൂഗ്ലി ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “हूगळी जिल्हा”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hooghly”
  • Nepali: “हुगली जिल्ला”
  • Newari: “हुगली जिल्ला”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hugli”
  • Norwegian: “Hugli”
  • Oriya: “ହୁଗୁଳୀ ଜିଲ୍ଲା”
  • Panjabi: “ਜਿਲ਼੍ਹਾ ਹੂਗਲੀ”
  • Persian: “بخش هوگل”
  • Persian: “ناحیه هوگلی”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito de Hooghly”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito de Hugli”
  • Portuguese: “Golim”
  • Russian: “Хугли”
  • Sanskrit: “हुगलिमण्डलम्”
  • Sanskrit: “हूघ्लि मण्डलः”
  • Santali: “ᱦᱩᱜᱽᱞᱤ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
  • Slovenian: “Distrikt Hugli”
  • Slovenian: “Hugli”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Hugli”
  • Swedish: “Hugli”
  • Tamil: “ஹூக்லி மாவட்டம்”
  • Telugu: “హుగ్లీ జిల్లా”
  • Telugu: “హుగ్లీ”
  • Ukrainian: “Хуглі”
  • Urdu: “ضلع ہوگلی”
  • Vietnamese: “Hooghly”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع ہوگلی”
  • “हुगली जिला”

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