- For the settlement in Bangladesh, see Baharampur, Bangladesh.
Baharampur (Pronounced asˌ) is a city in the state of
West Bengal,
India. As of the 2011 census, it was the seventh largest city in West Bengal (after
Kolkata,
Asansol,
Siliguri,
Durgapur,
Bardhaman and
English Bazar/Malda) and is situated in the central part of West Bengal. In 2011, Baharampur was nominated to become a municipal corporation. In earlier days it was known as Brahmapur because many of the
Brahmin families settled here. Baharampur is the administrative headquarters of the
Murshidabad district. It is located about from
Kolkata, the state capital.