Jatragachhi

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Jatragachhi
Census Town
West Bengal
West Bengal
Jatragachhi
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°35′55″N 88°27′59″E / 22.598647°N 88.466344°E / 22.598647; 88.466344Coordinates: 22°35′55″N 88°27′59″E / 22.598647°N 88.466344°E / 22.598647; 88.466344
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Area
 • Total2.9093 km2 (1.1233 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,890
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700135
Telephone code03174
Vehicle registrationWB-23, WB-24, WB-25, WB-26
Lok Sabha constituencyBarasat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRajarhat New Town

Jatragachhi is a census town in the Rajarhat CD block in the Bidhannagar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Cities, towns and locations in Bidhannagar subdivision, North 24 Parganas
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: facilities
Abbreviation: UEM - University of Engineering & Management
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Jatragachhi is located at

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22°35′55″N 88°27′59″E / 22.598647°N 88.466344°E / 22.598647; 88.466344.

Area overview[]

Rajarhat, a rural area earlier, adjacent to Kolkata, is being transformed into an upmarket satellite township, with modern business hubs, luxury real estate and eye-catching shopping malls. With enormous construction activity taking place all around, things are changing fast, leaving behind a description at any given point of time as outdated in no time.[1]Bidhannagar subdivision consists of Bidhannagar Municipality, Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat and Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality (subsequently merged to form Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation since 2015), including Nabadiganta Industrial Township (Bidhannagar Sector - V) and Rajarhat (Community development block).[2][3][4]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Jatragachhi had a total population of 6,890, of which 3,557 (52%) were males and 3,333 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 812. The total number of literate persons in Jatragachhi was 4,986 (82.03% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Infrastructure[]

According to the District Census Handbook, North Twenty Four Parganas, 2011, Jatragachhi covered an area of 2.9093 km2. It had 4 km roads, with open drains. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tube well/ bore well, hand pump. It had 3,000 domestic electric connections, 10 road light points. Among the medical facilities it had 6 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school. The nearest college was 12 km away at Kolkata.[6]

Healthcare[]

Rekjoani Rural Hospital at Rekjuani with 30 beds functions as the main medical facility in Rajarhat CD block.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Politics of a Transformative Rural: Development, Dispossession and Changing Caste-Relations in West Bengal, India". Ritanjan Das. Open edition journals, 21/2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ "BMC Profile".
  3. ^ "Change of guard".
  4. ^ "Notification No. 401/MA/O/C4/1A-12/2012 dated 18 Jun 2015" (PDF). Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ^ "District Census Handbook, North Twnty Four Parganas, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 323771, pages 38-39. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  6. ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 803-805 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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