Berhampore (/ˈbɛərəmpɔːr/), also known as Baharampur (Bengali: বহরমপুর [ˈbɔɦoˌrɔmpur]), is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India.

Not only the British but also the Dutch and the French established their companies in this city and, as a result, it grew as a production hub of India.

The city is divided into five administrative regions: Gora Bazar, Khagra, Indraprastha, Cossimbazar, Haridasmati.

[clarification needed] Karnasubarna, which is the origin city of Berhampore, has a history dating back to 600 AD.

The Berhampore College was founded in 1853 and in 1888 made over to a local committee, mainly supported by Rani Swarnamayi.

On 27 February 1857, the first major armed battle of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 took place in Barrack Square, Berhampore.

[3] Berhampore was ruled by Raja Krishnath, his ancestors and successors (he was succeeded by his sister's side of the family as he did not have any direct descendants).

Due to its historical importance, this city also earns a good number of tourists, thus making tourism another prominent industry there.

Home-crafts like silk weaving, ivory carving, and precious metal working are other important industries in this city.

Khagra, a neighbourhood in Bahrampur is renowned for its manufacture of bell-metal and brass utensils, as well as ivory, and wood carving.

[13][14] A famous type of metal used to make bells called "Khagrai Kansha" is made in the city.

The train station is named as Berhampore Court (BPC), and it stands on the Sealdah–Lalgola line of the Eastern Railway.

Bus services are also available to other parts of West Bengal such as Durgapur, Sainthia, Siuri, Asansol, Burdwan, Bankura, Jhargram, Bolpur, Rampurhat, Nalhati, Kirnahar, Malda, Siliguri, Balurghat, Gangarampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat.

It gets tourists' flow from locals as well as from foreigners, being the first headquarters of the East India Company [citation needed] and having a long history enriched by the Nawabs of Bengal, Sultans of Bengal, Zamindar and other European colonial forces such as Dutch, Portuguese, English (British Raj) and French.

Having patronage from the Nawabs, artists from various field of arts sowed the seed of cultural heritage in this place.

Elegant pieces of hand-craft arts can also be found in this region, namely the handcraft in making of carpet, bamboo and jute crafts, and miniature paintings.