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===Area overview===
===Area overview===
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of [[Hooghly River]], locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.<ref>Gangopadhyay, Basudev, ''Paschimbanga Parichay'', 2001, {{in lang|bn}}, p. 70, Sishu Sahitya Sansad</ref>The Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision, presented in the map alongside, has the [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi]] on the west, with [[Purba Bardhaman district]] lying across the river. The long stretch along the Bhagirathi has many swamps. The area between the Bhagirathi and the [[Jalangi River|Jalangi]], which flows through the middle of the subdivision, is known as Kalantar, a low-lying tract of black clay soil. A big part of the subdivision forms the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district. The Jalangi, after flowing through the middle of the subdivision, turns right and joins the Bhagirathi. On the south-east, the [[Churni River|Churni]] separates the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain from the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain. The east forms the boundary with [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web | url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1910_PART_A_DCHB_NADIA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Nadia, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work = Pages 13,14  | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. | access-date = 15 October 2020 }}</ref>The subdivision is moderately urbanized. 20.795% of the population lives in urban areas and 79.205% lives in rural areas.<ref>{{cite web  | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Nadia  | work = Table 2.2, 2.4(a)  | publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 15 October 2020}}</ref>
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of [[Hooghly River]], locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.<ref>Gangopadhyay, Basudev, ''Paschimbanga Parichay'', 2001, {{in lang|bn}}, p. 70, Sishu Sahitya Sansad</ref> The Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision, presented in the map alongside, has the [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi]] on the west, with [[Purba Bardhaman district]] lying across the river. The long stretch along the Bhagirathi has many swamps. The area between the Bhagirathi and the [[Jalangi River|Jalangi]], which flows through the middle of the subdivision, is known as Kalantar, a low-lying tract of black clay soil. A big part of the subdivision forms the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district. The Jalangi, after flowing through the middle of the subdivision, turns right and joins the Bhagirathi. On the south-east, the [[Churni River|Churni]] separates the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain from the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain. The east forms the boundary with [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web | url =  http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1910_PART_A_DCHB_NADIA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Nadia, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work = Pages 13,14  | publisher =  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. | access-date = 15 October 2020 }}</ref>The subdivision is moderately urbanized. 20.795% of the population lives in urban areas and 79.205% lives in rural areas.<ref>{{cite web  | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Nadia  | work = Table 2.2, 2.4(a)  | publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 15 October 2020}}</ref>


<small>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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.</small>
<small>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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.</small>
==History==
[[File:Juranpur Satipith and temple campus at Juranpur 02.jpg|thumb|Juranpur Satipith at Juranpur]]
[[Juranpur Satipith]] is situated at Juranpur village. This is one of the 51 Hindu holy places ([[Shakti Pitha|Shakti Peetha]]). According to [[Hindu mythology]] the forehead of Goddess [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati]] was fallen in this place after Daksha Jagga.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sakta-pitha - Banglapedia|url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Sakta-pitha|access-date=2021-08-10|website=en.banglapedia.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Nigurananda|title=Mahatirtha Ekkanna pithar Sandhane|publisher=Sarat publication house|location=Kolkata}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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==References==
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For other uses, see Juranpur.
Juranpur
Village
Way to Juranpur village
Way to Juranpur village
Location in West Bengal, India
Juranpur is located in India
Juranpur
Juranpur
Juranpur (India)
Coordinates: 23°42′38″N 88°11′05″E / 23.7105°N 88.1847°E / 23.7105; 88.1847
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNadia
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,165
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
741150
Telephone/STD code03473
Lok Sabha constituencyKrishnanagar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKaliganj
Websitenadia.gov.in

Juranpur is a village and a gram panchayat in the Kaliganj CD block in the Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Juranpur is located at 23°42′38″N 88°11′05″E / 23.7105°N 88.1847°E / 23.7105; 88.1847.

Area overview[edit | edit source]

Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.[1] The Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision, presented in the map alongside, has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman district lying across the river. The long stretch along the Bhagirathi has many swamps. The area between the Bhagirathi and the Jalangi, which flows through the middle of the subdivision, is known as Kalantar, a low-lying tract of black clay soil. A big part of the subdivision forms the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district. The Jalangi, after flowing through the middle of the subdivision, turns right and joins the Bhagirathi. On the south-east, the Churni separates the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain from the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain. The east forms the boundary with Bangladesh.[2]The subdivision is moderately urbanized. 20.795% of the population lives in urban areas and 79.205% lives in rural areas.[3]

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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.

History[edit | edit source]

Juranpur Satipith at Juranpur

Juranpur Satipith is situated at Juranpur village. This is one of the 51 Hindu holy places (Shakti Peetha). According to Hindu mythology the forehead of Goddess Sati was fallen in this place after Daksha Jagga.[4][5]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Juranpur had a total population of 6,165, of which 3,123 (51%) were males and 3,042 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 650. The total number of literate persons in Juranpur was 3,534 (64.08% of the population over 6 years).[6]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

Kaliganj Rural Hospital, with 25 beds at Juranpur, is the major government medical facility in the Kaliganj CD block.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Gangopadhyay, Basudev, Paschimbanga Parichay, 2001, (in Bengali), p. 70, Sishu Sahitya Sansad
  2. ↑ "District Census Handbook, Nadia, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 13,14. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Nadia". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sakta-pitha - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  5. ↑ Nigurananda. Mahatirtha Ekkanna pithar Sandhane. Kolkata: Sarat publication house.
  6. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

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