Directorate of Textiles, Handlooms, Spinning Mills, Silk ...
Atpur in the Hooghly district, on the other hand, was so famous for coarser Sarees and dhotis for every day wear that the word ''Atpoure'' has come to mean "for common wear" Coarser count handloom cotton textiles for different uses are made by numerous traditional weavers all over the state.