Where was the manufacturing of paper in India first started at?

Q. Where was the manufacturing of paper in India first started at?
Answer: Serampore
Notes: Manufacturing of paper in India started at Serampore in Hooghly district of West Bengal. So, it is the pioneer in paper production in India. West Bengal is the second largest state in India on the basis of production capacity (about 20%) of paper after Maharashtra.

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