Jangipur, Murshidabad

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Jangipur

Jahangirpur
City
Jangipur Road railway station
Jangipur is located in West Bengal
Jangipur
Jangipur
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 24°28′09″N 88°06′12″E / 24.4691°N 88.1032°E / 24.4691; 88.1032Coordinates: 24°28′09″N 88°06′12″E / 24.4691°N 88.1032°E / 24.4691; 88.1032
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Jangipur Municipality (JM)1869
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyJangipur Municipality
 • Administrative DivisionMalda
Area
 • City8.20 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • City88,165
 • Density11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
122,875
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Lok Sabha constituencyJangipur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJangipur
Websitejangipurmunicipality.org
murshidabad.nic.in

Jangipur is a city and a municipality in Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Jangipur subdivision. It is situated on the banks of the Bhagirathi. The city is said to have been founded by the Mughal emperor Jahangir which it is also known as Jahangirpur. During the early years of British rule (when it was known as Jungipoor) it was an important centre of the Silk Trade and the site of East India Company's commercial residencies.[2] In 1858, W. J. Herschel, while serving as Magistrate, began the use of fingerprints for identification on contracts.

Geography[]

Cities, towns and locations in the southern portion of Jangipur subdivision, Murshidabad district (including Suti I, Raghunathganj I, Raghunathganj II, Sagardighi CD blocks)
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility
Abbreviation- TPS: Thermal Power Station, AMU: Aligarh Muslim University
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Jangipur is located at

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24°28′09″N 88°06′12″E / 24.4691°N 88.1032°E / 24.4691; 88.1032.[3] It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet).

Jangipur Barrage[]

There is a 213 m long barrage across the Bhagirathi at Jangipur.[4]

Area overview[]

Jangipur subdivision is crowded with 52 census towns and as such it had to be presented in two location maps. One of the maps can be seen alongside. The subdivision is located in the Rarh region that is spread over from adjoining Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand. The land is slightly higher in altitude than the surrounding plains and is gently undulating.[5][6] The river Ganges, along with its distributaries, is prominent in both the maps. At the head of the subdivision is the 2,245 m long Farakka Barrage, one of the largest projects of its kind in the country.[7] Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map).[8] The subdivision has two large power plants - the 2,100 MW Farakka Super Thermal Power Station and the 1,600 MW Sagardighi Thermal Power Station.[9][10] According to a 2016 report, there are around 1,000,000 (1 million/ ten lakh) workers engaged in the beedi industry in Jangipur subdivision. 90% are home-based and 70% of the home-based workers are women.[11][12][13] As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of the Ganges alone in Murshidabad district. Severe erosion occurs along the banks.[14]

Note: The two maps present some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the maps are linked in the larger full screen maps.

Demographics[]

In the 2011 census, Jangipur Urban Agglomeration had a population of 122,875, out of which 62,734 were males and 60,141 were females. The 0–6 years population was 16,299. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 75.71 per cent.[15]

See also: List of cities in West Bengal

As of 2001 India census,[16] Jangipur had a population of 74,464. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jangipur has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 56%. In Jangipur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure[]

According to the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Jangipur covered an area of 8.2 km2. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank etc. It had 6,968 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital (with 250 beds), 3 charitable hospitals/ nursing homes, 100 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 57 primary schools, 6 middle schools, 5 secondary schools, 5 senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college. It had 46 non-formal education centres (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational & cultural facilities it had 1 working women’s hostel, 1 stadium, 1 cinema theatre, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 3 public libraries, 3 reading rooms. It produced beedi, napkins. It had the branch offices of 7 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank, 1 cooperative bank.[17]

Transport[]

Jangipur is well connected with Kolkata and district headquarter Baharampur via NH 34. A railway station, (In Azimganj - Farakka line) Jangipur Road railway station is situated in Raghunathganj. Many express and passengers trains pass regularly over the city. Raghunathganj is a twin town of Jangipur opposite of the Bhagirathi River.

Education[]

Jangipur College was established in 1950 at Jangipur. Affiliated to the University of Kalyani it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography, philosophy, political science, economics, physics, chemistry, mathematics, botany, zoology and accountancy. From 2016-17, it is offering post-graduate courses in Bengali, English, history and education in distance mode.[18] There is a Management Development Institute of Murshidabad which is optional from 2014.This was inaugurated by then Indian President Shri Pranab Mukherjee.This institute is one of the premier educational institution of India.

Healthcare[]

Jangipur Subdivisional Hospital at Jangipur functions with 250 beds.[19]

Jangipur Superspeciality Hospital is functional.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Jangipur City".
  2. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jangipur". Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 150.
  3. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jangipur
  4. ^ "Chapter 14: Farakka Barrage Project" (PDF). Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  5. ^ "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Physiography, Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Murshidabad". Geography. Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Farakka Barrage Project". FBP. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Child labour, illness & lost childhoods, India's tobacco industry". Edge of Humanity Magazine, 27 December 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Power Generation". Farakka. NTPC. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  10. ^ "The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited". Sagardighi Thermal Power Project. WBPDCL. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  11. ^ Kar, Sunirmal. "Child workers in household industry: a study of beedi industry in Murshidabad district of West Bengal" (PDF). Viswa Bharati University thesis, page 5. Shodhganga. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  12. ^ "The 'Poor man's cigarette'". Gurvinder Singh. The Statesman, 22 January 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Beedi workers of Jangipur hold key". Indrani Dutta. The Hindu, 1 May 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Types and sources of floods in Murshidabad, West Bengal" (PDF). Swati Mollah. Indian Journal of Applied Research, February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  16. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  17. ^ "District Census Handbook Murshidabad, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 981-987: Statement I: Growth History, Pages 990-993: Statement III: Civic & Other Amenities, Pages 993-995: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 995-1001 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities; Pages 1 001- 1002: Statement VI: Industry & Banking. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Jangipur College". JC. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Hospitals". Jangipur Super Speciality Hospital. Murshidabad district administration. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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