It was a small village that grew to be a town in the 19th century. Sib Chandra Deb, the renowned Derozian and Brahmo leader, contributed substantially towards development of Konnagar. A pioneer in women's emancipation, he assisted in the development of schools in the area. The railway station was opened in 1856 and the post office in 1858.
In 1931, Tomas Bata, the Czech shoe tycoon, established his first Indian operation at Konnagar. It was removed to Batanagar in 1936 and the company now has several manufacturing sites throughout the Indian sub-continent.
The Sens of Konnagar are also very famous for their contribution to the cultural growth in the place. They were the zamindars till late 19th century, but slowly with the British rule coming to an end, the zamindari rules also collapsed. Konnagar has been the home of many notable personalities. It was the ancestral home of the great nationalist and religious leader Sri Aurobindo and noted physicist Sisir Kumar Mitra. Shafiur Rahman one of the martyrs of the language movement in East Pakistan was born in Konnagar.
Demographics of Nabagram
As of 2001 India census[1], Nabagram had a population of 5642. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nabagram has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 44%. In Nabagram, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Geography of Nabagram
Nabagram is a place which is situated on the bank of river "Ganges". Nabagram is in Hooghly District and shown in the map by the side. Most of the population are migrant from Bangladesh and belongs to Hindu Middle class. Nearest landmark is Konnagar Railway Station, Nabagram Vidyapith School. Nabagram is a nice cool place to live on near Kolkata.People are not getting facilies that a municipal area gets, as Still it is ruled by "Gram Panchayet".
Schools and Colleges of Konnagar
* Konnagar Boys High School * Konnagar Hindu Girls School * Ashalata Balika Vidyalaya * Konnagar Rajendra Smriti Vidyalaya * Konnagar Sri Aurobindo Vidyapith * Xavier's English School * Nabagram High School * Shishu Bharati School * Nabagram Vidyapith * Konnagar College * Kanaipur Boys School * Kanaipur Girls School * Hiralalpal College * Konnagar Public Library and free reading room
Demographics of Konnagar
As of 2001 India census[4], Konnagar had a population of 72,211. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Konnagar has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 77%. In Konnagar, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.A Book fair & Industrial Fair is also held every year by teh Municipality.A number of VIPs,Ministers come to inaugurate that fair.
Geography of Konnagar
Konnagar is located at [show location on an interactive map] 22.7° N 88.35° E[3]. It has an average elevation of 14 metres (45 feet).Konanagar is positioned between Rishra and Uttarpara on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line and Grand Trunk Road. It is located on the west bank of the River Hooghly.
West side of the Konnagar railway station is called Nabagram. Most of the population in Nabagram is migrated from East Bengal. Being situated only 20 K.M from the heart of Kolkata the area enjoys semi urban status.
Now - a - days, a lots of Multistory buildings are mushrooming to spoil the environment of Konnagar .The famous Cinema Hall Chalachitram is already destroyed and handed over to the promoters.
Konnagar is also the place of the famous Kalitala and Baro Mandir. Thousands of devotees visit Kalitala during the puja of Goddess Kali. The unique feature of this puja is, the idol is created and decorated in one single day. Later it is immersed in the river Ganga, after the puja is over, on the same day.