 In the nineteenth century Chandrakona was known for producing quality brass utensils.It got its municipal administration in 1869 and Beverley's Census Report of Bengal, 1872, records that the town had a population of 21,311; that is to say, almost equal to its present population.Once a part of Hooghly district, the town was incorporated into the Ghatal subdivision of Medinipur district in 1872.