Uluberia

Uluberia

Uluberia is a city and a municipal area of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarter of the Uluberia subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[2] This city is famous for its industrial belts. In 1873 the present Uluberia subdivision was constituted in the name of “Mahishrekha” which was subsequently renamed as Uluberia in 1882. William Carry, the famous Baptist visited Uluberia several times during late 19th century. During 1930s, Civil disobedience movement, there was huge uprising in Shyampur police station. After becoming congress president Subhas Chandra Bose gave speech in Gorur Hat of Uluberia in 1938.