Kajlagarh

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Kajlagarh
Village
Kajlagarh is located in West Bengal
Kajlagarh
Kajlagarh
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°02′03″N 87°47′55″E / 22.0343°N 87.7986°E / 22.0343; 87.7986Coordinates: 22°02′03″N 87°47′55″E / 22.0343°N 87.7986°E / 22.0343; 87.7986
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
721626
Lok Sabha constituencyKanthi
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBhagabanpur
Websitepurbamedinipur.gov.in

Kajlagarh is a village and a gram panchayat in Bhagabanpur I CD block in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[]

Cities and towns in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Kajlagarh is located at

 WikiMiniAtlas
22°02′03″N 87°47′55″E / 22.0343°N 87.7986°E / 22.0343; 87.7986.

Urbanisation[]

96.96% of the population of Egra subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 3.04% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.[1]

Civic administration[]

CD block HQ[]

The headquarters of Bhagabanpur I CD block are located at Kajlagarh.[2]

Transport[]

Kajlagarh is on Egra-Bajkul Road.[3]

The nearest railway station, Deshapran railway station, is on the Tamluk-Digha line, constructed in 2003–04.[4][5]

Education[]

Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya was established at Tethi Bari mouza, PO Kismat Bajkul, in 1964. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.[6]

Culture[]

David J. McCutchion mentions the Gopala temple as an 18th-century West Bengal Navaratna, measuring 35' 3" square, having slight terracotta.[7]

Kajlagarh picture gallery[]

Healthcare[]

There is a primary health centre at Kajlagarh (with 6 beds).[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ^ "BDO Offices under Purba Medinipur district". West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ Google maps
  4. ^ "68689 Santragachi-Digha EMU". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Year of construction of important BG lines" (PDF). History. South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya". BMM. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  7. ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 51. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
  8. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 March 2019.

External links[]

External video
video icon Kajlagarh Rajbari


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