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Jajigram
Jajigram | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Jajigram Location in West Bengal, India  Jajigram Jajigram (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°37′48″N 88°06′13″E / 23.6301°N 88.1036°ECoordinates: 23°37′48″N 88°06′13″E / 23.6301°N 88.1036°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,471 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman Purba |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Katwa |
| Website | purbabardhaman |
Jajigram (also referred to as Sripat Jajigram) is a village in Katwa I CD block in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography[edit]
| Cities and towns in the Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical place/ religious and/ or cultural centre, C: craft centre. Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |
Location[edit]
Jajigram is located at 23°37′48″N 88°06′13″E / 23.6301°N 88.1036°E.
Urbanisation[edit]
88.44% of the population of Katwa subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 11.56% of the population live in the urban areas.[1] 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[edit]
As per the 2011 Census of India, Jajigram had a total population of 4,471 of which 2,287 (51%) were males and 2,184 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 593. The total number of literates in Jajigram was 2,601 (67.07% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Transport[edit]
Jajigram is at the junction of State Highway 14 and State Highway 6.[3]
Education[edit]
Bengal Institute of Technology, Katwa is a polytechnic college at Jajigram.[4]
Culture[edit]
Srinivasa Acarya is believed to have lived at Jajigram and his relics can still be seen at Sadhanpith.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ↑ Google maps
- ↑ "Bengal Institute of Technology, Katwa". StudyGuideIndia.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ↑ "Purba Bardhaman district". Tourism. District Administration. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
