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Jagatnagar
Census Town in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jagatnagar is a census town in Singur CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision[1] of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.[2]
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Geography
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8km
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R
Dwarhatta
R
Hooghly
River
River
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Haripal
R
Barun Napara
R
Dadpur
R
Polba
R
Gurap
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Dhaniakhali
CT
Borai
CT
Baruipara
CT
Jagatnagar
CT
Nasibpur
CT
Singur
CT
Balarambati
CT
Bargachhia
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Tarakeswar
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Champdani
M
Bhadreswar
M
Chandannagar
Cities and towns in the Chandannagore subdivision and Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal corporation/ municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
M: municipal corporation/ municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Jagatnagar is located at: 22°47′02″N 88°13′17″E
The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta.[3]
Urbanisation
In Chandannagore subdivision 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7 census towns. The single municipal corporation is Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities are Tarakeswar Municipality, Bhadreswar Municipality and Champdany Municipality.[4] Of the three CD Blocks in Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD Block is wholly rural, Haripal CD Block is predominantly rural with just 1 census town, and Singur CD Block is slightly less rural with 6 census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map alongside) are wholly rural.[5] The municipal areas are industrialised. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
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Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Jagatnagar (CT) had a total population of 5,242 of which 2,675 (51%) were males and 2,567 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 452. The total number of literates in Jagatnagar was 4,054 (84.63% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Transport
The nearest railway station, Mirzapur-Bankipur railway station is 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Howrah on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[6]
References
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