Berhampore, West Bengal Berhampore, West Bengal Berhampore () is a city in the state of West Bengal, India,in Murshidabad district situated in the central part of the state. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 305,609 and was the seventh largest city in West Bengal (after Kolkata, Asansol, Siliguri, Durgapur, Barddhaman and Malda ). In 2011, Berhampore was nominated to become a municipal corporation. It used to be known as Brahmapur because many of the Brahmin families settled here. Berhampore is the administrative headquarters of the Murshidabad district. It is located about from Kolkata, the state capital. Berhampore was fortified
Economy of West Bengal Bengal, the second largest tea-producing state in India, produced 329.3 million kg of tea in 2014-15, accounting for 27.8 percent of the country's total tea production. In 2015-16, West Bengal produced approximately 2.38 mt of sugarcane and 3.1 mt of fruits. The state is the largest vegetables producing state in India with 25466.8 thousand MT of production in 2012-13. West Bengal is one of the largest fish producing states in India. West Bengal accounts for nearly 10% of the country's edible oil production. The state produced a total of 1.63 million tonnes of fish in 2015-16 compared to a production