About Uttarpara

A short history of Uttarpara’s development from an unknown and sparsely populated water-land to the throbbing metropolis of today.

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Ratneswar Roy Chowdhury of “Sabarna Roy Chowdhury” landlord family of Bengal founded the town named UTTARPARA.  Through marriage with his family many industrious and talented men came over from various places and land was gifted by Ratneswar Roy  and they made “Uttarapara” their home.  All of them by their acts of development of this town turned “Uttarpara” into a heritage town of history in Bengal.

1)The first Zamindar of “Uttarpara” Babu Joykrishna Mukherjee was as immensely rich land lord.  Instead of squandering away his wealth in frivolous activities like other such landlords of Bengal, he devoted his wealth and acumen in developing Uttarpara into a city with all modern facilities.

Uttarpara Govt. High School

2)In the year 1846, “Uttarpara” had no facilities of imparting modern education to its children.  Children were taught in “Tole” and “Pathsala” managed by semi-literate teachers. In 1846, Babu Joykrishna  through his own financial resources, established the first English School in Uttarpara.  Today this school is named as “Uttarpara Government High School”.  At that time it was only the Third such School in Bengal.

3)To connect Uttarapra with Bally and Kolkata, Babu Joykrishna with the help of the then British Government built the First Bridge over Ballykhal.

4)In 1849, Babu Joykrishna in association with his brother Rajkrishna established the First Health Centre for treatment of local population with modern medical means.

5)In 1852, for bathing purpose of the local people, Babu Joykrisha built a Bathing Ghat.  This is named today as Babughat.

UKM

6)In 1853, Babu Joykrishna along with his brother Rajkrishna and Bijoykrishna, established the First Local Self Government Institution.  This is today named as “Uttarpara Kotrung Municiplity”  

Joykrishna Public Library

7)In 1859, through his own resources, Babu Joykrishna built the “Uttarpara Public Library” where people could get free access to books of knowledge.  This is today known as -  “Joykrishna Public Library”





8)Through Babu Joykrishna’s personal efforts, the first Police Outpost was established in Uttarpara in 1875.

Uttarpara Railway Station

9)Through the personal efforts of Raja Pyarimohon Mukherjee, Uttarpara Railway Station was built for the benefit of local passengers.  In 1906, Pyarimohan donated Rupees 25,000/- for building this station.






10)  Through   the efforts of Raja Jyotkumar Mukherjee, grandson of Joykrishna, the first water works was established in Uttarpara, for supply of filtered water to people of the locality through rapid sand filtration method.

The list of development is very long.  Mainly through the efforts of Joykrishna and members of his family, Uttarpara grew slowly but surely into today is “Mega hub”.
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