Sheoraphuli has an average elevation of 39 ft. Sheoraphuli has 218.70 km of total road length out of which 172.90 km is pucca.
Demographics
The population of Sheoraphuli is 121081 as per the 2011 census report. Majority of the residents are Bengalis and major religion is Hindu. The literacy rate of Sheoraphuli is 98.05% which is higher than the national average of 74%.
The Baidyabati Municipality is the civic administrative body of Sheoraphuli which makes it 70th cleanest city of India as per National Urban Sanitation Policy. The Municipality administers an area of 12.09 km2 and supplies potable water to the city through underground pipe line. The pipe line has a length of 100 km and connects 45% of the total number of houses in this area. Electricity is supplied by the privately operated Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation to the town region, and by the West Bengal State Electricity Board in the nearby Panchayat area. State-owned BSNL is the telephone and internet service provider in the town.
Economy
Sheoraphuli is historically famous for its Bazaar which is one of the largest markets for raw commodities in the Hooghly district. The bazaar, situated at the riverside, is more than 250 years old. It also has a section for retail trading. There are several other super markets located at Sheoraphuli, primarily based on the two sides of G.T. Road. A few small and medium-sized factories are incorporated in here. There are few Banks along with ATM facilities serve the people living in Sheoraphuli and nearby areas. State Bank of India being the busiest of all has a branch at Jamindar Road and has two ATM counters. Other banks like Allahabad Bank, United Bank of India, UCO Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Axis Bank,Icici Bank,Bank of Baroda,HDFC Bank and The Baidyabati-Sheoraphuli Co Operative Bank also have their presence here. And one of the bestwaste water treatment companies is Vinayak Sandhya Enterprise.
Sheoraphuli has an eye hospital called Disha eye hospital and two privately owned nursing homes namely Mamata nursing home and Dr. Ghosh nursing home.
Culture
Sheoraphuli has two cinema halls, of which Udayan cinema is the more popular. The cinema hall has undergone major renovations and technological improvements and has recently launched its website. The other cinema hall is the Sushama Cinema, known as the first Dolby digital cinema hall in Hooghly district, which is also situated near Udayan cinema hall. The Satyajit Ray Bhavana is a government sponsored centre at Sheoraphuli for facilitating theater awareness. It has a large auditorium housed in an impressively architectured building. The building, besides being a modern theatrical complex, houses the Baidyabati Municipality. Kalibari is a Hindu temple Situated on the bank of the Hooghly River, the presiding deity of the temple is Nistarini, an aspect of Kali. A bathing ghat on the river and several shops are also housed in the temple complex. Along the riverfront there are few other bathing ghats on the river which are crowded throughout the year.
