Saptagram (modern)
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Saptagram | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Saptagram Location in West Bengal, India  Saptagram Saptagram (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°57′44″N 88°22′08″E / 22.96225°N 88.368769°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,758 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03213 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Saptagram |
| Website | hooghly |
Saptagram is a village and a gram panchayat in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
In ancient times, there was a flourishing port town at Saptagram.[1] The Saraswati River started drying up from the 17th century and ships, which navigated up the river, could no longer do so.[2] By the early twentieth century, the place had dwindled to a group of insignificant huts.[3]
