Chandannagar

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Chandannagar Chandernagor Chandernagore
City
Chandannagar
Clockwise from the top: Église du Sacré-Cœur, Nandulal Temple, Tour de l'Horloge, Patal Bari, Institut de Chandernagor and Chandannagar Strand
Etymology: see Etymology
Nickname:  Farasdanga
Chandannagar Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Chandannagar Location in India Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°52′N 88°23′E / 22.87°N 88.38°E / 22.87; 88.38
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Burdwan
District	Hooghly
Subdivision	Chandannagar
Municipal Corporation	Chandernagore
Metropolitan Area	Greater Kolkata
French Indian colony of the French colonial empire	1696
De facto transfer to India	2 February 1951
De jure transfer to India	9 June 1952
Incorporated in West Bengal	2 October 1954
Founded by	French East India Company
Named for	Bending of the Hooghly river
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Chandernagore Municipal Corporation
• Commissioner	Swapan Kundu
Area
• Total	19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	166,867
• Density	8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Bengali: Chandannagari French: Chandernagorien(ne) English: Chandernagorean
Languages
• Official	Bengali English
• Former official	French
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	712136, 712137, 712138
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Hooghly
MP	Locket Chatterjee (BJP)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chandannagar
MLA	Indranil Sen (AITC)
Website	http://heritagechandernagore.com/

Chandannagar (pronounced [tʃɔnd̪ɔn.nɔɡoɾ]; French: Chandernagor, pronounced [ʃɑ̃dɛʁ.nagɔʁ]), also known by its former names Chandernagore and Chandernagor, is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).

Located on the western bank of Hooghly River, the city was one of the five settlements of French India. Indo-French architecture is seen in the colonial bungalows, most of which are in a dilapidated state.^[1]