Kajlagarh

What links here Related changes Page information Get shortened URL
Created by Titodutta
Last edited September 27, 2021
Kajlagarh
Village
Location in West Bengal, India
Kajlagarh is located in India
Kajlagarh
Kajlagarh
Kajlagarh (India)
Coordinates: 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[edit | edit source]

Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 1984: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Location[edit | edit source]

Kajlagarh is located at 22°02′03″N 87°47′55″E / 22.0343°N 87.7986°E / 22.0343; 87.7986.

Urbanisation[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

CD block HQ[edit | edit source]

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

Transport[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Culture[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

  • Rajbari temple
    Rajbari temple
  • Gopala temple of Chowdhury family
    Gopala temple of Chowdhury family

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

  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[edit | edit source]

External video
Kajlagarh Rajbari


Template:PurbaMedinipur-geo-stub

Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kajlagarh&oldid=219515"
Discover more