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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2013}}
{{short description|Town in West Bengal}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 712501
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| registration_plate = *WB 15
*WB 16
*WB 18
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex Ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = *3,606 (49%) [[female|♀]]
* 3,824 (51%) [[male|♂]]
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| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] Constituency
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| blank4_name = MP
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[Locket Chatterjee]] (BJP)
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| blank6_name = MLA
| blank6_info_sec1 = [[Manoranjan Byapari]] (AITC)
| blank7_name_sec1 = [[State highways in India|Highway]]
| blank7_info_sec1 = [[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)]]
| website = {{URL|http://hooghly.gov.in/}}
| footnotes = Ancestral Town of [[Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee]]
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'''Jirat''' is a [[census town]] located in [[Hooghly district|Hooghly District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|State]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is the administrative headquarter of [[Balagarh (community development block)|Balagarh Block]].

==Geography==
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===Location===
Jirat is the Main Administrative Center (Sadar) of [[Balagarh (community development block)|Balagarh Block]]. [[Balagarh Bijoy Krishna Mahavidyalaya]], Balagarh BDO Office, and Jirat Hospital are located in Jirat.

The [[Balagarh (community development block)|Balagarh CD Block]] is mostly part of the Hooghly Flats, one of the three natural regions in the district composed of the flat [[alluvium|alluvial]] plains that form a part of the [[Ganges Delta|Gangetic Delta]]. The region is a narrow strip of land along the 80 km long stretch of the [[Hooghly River]], that forms the eastern boundary of the district.<ref name=C1>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Physiography, Page 17|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 27 September 2018 }}</ref>

===Urbanisation===
There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of the [[Hooghly River]] has been industrialised over a long period. With foreigners dominating the area’s industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised districts in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant.<ref name=C1 />

In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly |work = Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a) | publisher= Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 27 September 2018}}</ref> In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two were overwhelmingly rural and two were wholly rural.<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 27 September 2018}}</ref>

The map above shows a portion of Chinsurah subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

=== Religions ===

Hinduism is majority religion in Jirat. Islam is second most popular religion, most of the Muslim population situated in Dwarpara. Christianity is followed by minority of peoples.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Jirat had a total population of 7,430, of which 3,824 (51%) were males and 3,606 (49%) were females. The total number of literates in Jirat was 5,308 (79.01% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011/>

==Transport==
===Railway===
[[Jirat railway station]] is an important railway station in the [[Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line#Other routes|Bandel-Katwa Branch Line]].

===By Road===
The [[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)]] passes through Jirat, connects [[Tribeni, Hooghly|Tribeni]], [[Kalna, India|Kalna]], [[Nabadwip]] and [[Katwa]] by road.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 15 October 2016}}</ref>

===Airlines===
The nearest airport is [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]], [[Dum Dum]] (58 kilometres distanced).

===Driving Distance to Kolkata===
Approximate driving distance between Kolkata and Jirat is {{convert|71|km|abbr=on}}.

===Bus Route===
Jirat is connected with [[Chuchura]] by Bus (Bus Route 8).

===Autorickshaw and Jeep Cars===
Jirat is connected with [[Mogra]], [[Tribeni, Hooghly|Tribeni]], [[Guptipara]] by autorickshaw and Jeep Cars.

==Temples==
[[File:Sri_Sri_Sarvamangala_Kali_Mata_Temple.jpg|thumb|216x216px|'''Sri Sri Sarvamangala Kali Mata Temple''']]
The oldest temples in Jirat are:
* Sri Sri Gapinath Jeu (Smritrimandir)
* Sideswari Kali (Jirat Choumatha)
* Mahakal Bairav (Kaliagarh)
* Sri Sri Sarvamangala Kali Mata Temple (Asanpur)
* Darmaraj Temple (Mundukhola)
* Bura Siva Temple (Panchpara)
* Smritimandir Hanuman Balaji Temple (Smritimandir)
* Math Bari (Patuligram)
* Boro Bari Durga Maa (Jirat)
* Choto Bari Durga Maa (Jirat)

==Festivals==
[[Durga Puja]] is the main attraction of the town, People of Jirat celebrates Kali Puja, Rash Utsav, Dharmaraj Mela too.

==Healthcare==
A variety of hospitals, nursing homes, and sub-health centers have branches in Jirat, with notable examples being Jirat Hospital, Ahammedpur Block Health Care Center, Envision Eye Foundation, Aastha Nursing Home etc.

==Education==
The educational institutions of Jirat are

===College===
* [[Balagarh Bijoy Krishna Mahavidyalaya|Balagarh Bijoy Krishna Mahavidyalaya (Jirat College)]]
[[File:Balagarh Bijoy Krishna Mahavidyalaya-Jirat College.jpg|thumb|216x216px|'''BBKM, Jirat College''']]

===School(s)===
* Jirat Colony High School (Government Higher Secondary School for Boys)
* [[Holy Child Academy|Holy Child Academy Jirat]] (Private English Medium School)
* Sishu Siskha Niketan (Private School) with Bengali, English and Hindi
* Kabura Panchpara High School (Government Higher Secondary Co-Ed School)
* Little Angeles Academy (Private English Medium Nursery School)
* Ashutosh Smritimandir Girls High School (Government Higher School for Girls)
* Balagarh High School (Government Higher Secondary School) 5th to 10th standard only for Boys, 11th and 12th standard Co-Ed
* Sripur Radharani Girls High School (Government Higher Secondary School for Girls)

===Sport School===
* Jirat Cricket Academy (Cricket Academy)

==Notable Persons==
* [[Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee]] (Educator and the second indian Vice-Chancellor of the [[University of Calcutta]])
* [[Panchanan Karmakar]] (Inventor of wooden [[Bengali language|Bengali]] alphabet typeface)
* [[Shyama Prasad Mukherjee]] (Indian Politician)
* [[Anil Chatterjee]] (Indian Actor)
* [[Ashim Kumar Majhi]] (Politician)

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Hooghly District}}


[[Category:Cities and towns in Hooghly district]]

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