Shyampukur is religious place in Kolkata. It is located in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography of Shyampukur
Shyampukur is the place which covers a small area but its importance is primarily because of the police station and the assembly constituency.
Naming of Shyampukur
Shyampukur is located very near to Shyambazar and is likely to have been named in honour of Shyam Rai, the attendant of the Goddess Kali, the household deity of the Basaks, who with the Sethis were amongst the first to have settled in Sutanuti, after having cleared the jungle.
History of Shyampukur
Shyampukur is in the heart of what was Sutanuti. It was one of police stations mentioned in the earliest list of police stations of Kolkata prepared in 1785. After the Battle of Plassey, in 1757, the British East India Company settled down to more organised administration in Kolkata. One of the developments was the police station, which also provided civic facilities. The Police Commissioner doubled as Calcutta Municipal Chairman till 1888. Shyampukur was one of the twenty-five Police Section Houses in 1888. Shyampukur was overtaken in importance by Shyambazar and Baghbazar, the area being the citadel of the rich and religious Bengali people of Bengal.
Geography of Shyampukur
Shyampukur is spread over Shyambazar, Bagabazar and Kumortuli and a part of Shovabazar. Bagbazar ghat, Promoda Sundari ghat, Kashi Mitra ghat, Kumortuli ghat and Shovabazar ghat on the Hooghly River are within the jurisdiction of Shyampukur police station.
Demography of Shyampukur
Shyampukur had a total population of 110,420 in 2001. Out of this 66,359 were males and 54,061 were females. Certain pockets such as ward nos. 8, 9, and 11 recorded negative decadal growth.
Attractions in Shyampukur
In 1891, Mohun Bagan shifted its ground from Phariapukur to Shyampukur as a result of the benevolence of the Maharaja of Shyampukur, Durga Charan Laha. Later, the club`s ground was moved to Shyam Square. When Jamshetji Framji Madan entered the film industry in 1902, he began to screen films in tents set up on the Maidan and in Shyampukur. In Shyampukur, there located the garden house of Sri Ramkrishna Paramahansadeva and Sarada Devi.
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