Chandannagar
Sign in to saveChandannagar (), also known by its former names Chandernagor () and Chandernagore, is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
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- Settlement.name
- Chandannagar
- Settlement.other_name
- Chandernagore
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.etymology
- see Etymology
- Settlement.nickname
- Farasdanga
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India West Bengal#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in West Bengal, India##Location in India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Bengal
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Burdwan
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Hooghly
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Subdivision
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Chandannagar
- Settlement.established_title
- French Indian colony of the French colonial empire
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40 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Etymology
- History
- Merger with India
- Geography
- Location
- Police station
- Places of interest
- Chandannagore Strand
- Chandannagore Museum and Institute (''Institut de Chandernagor'')
- The Sacred Heart Church of Chandannagar (''l'Eglise du Sacré Cœur'')
- French Cemetery
- Chandanangar Gate
- The Underground House (Patal-Bari)
- Nandadulal Temple
- Nritya Gopal Smriti Mandir
- Bishalakshmi temple
- Cultural calendar
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Bus
- Air
- Water
- Heritage and culture
- Jagaddhatri Puja
- History
- Festival Lighting
- Cuisine
- Handloom
- Education
- List of boys' schools
- List of girls' schools
- List of colleges
- Notable residents
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Chandannagar (), also known by its former names Chandernagor () and Chandernagore, is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
Located on the western bank of Hooghly River, the city was one of the five French Settlements in India. Indo-French architecture is seen in the colonial bungalows, most of which are in a dilapidated state. thumb|Jolbhora Sandesh
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