Berhampore, also known as Baharampur, is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. Berhampore is the administrative headquarters of the Murshidabad district. As of 2011 census, Berhampore is the seventh largest city in West Bengal. It is located about 186 km from Kolkata, the state capital. Berhampore is one of the most important business, administrative, educational and political hub of Bengal as well as of India.