Jangipara (community development block)

Jangipara জঙ্গীপাড়া
Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Jangipara Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Area
• Total	162 km2 (63 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	200,936
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Literacy	50.82%
Lok Sabha constituency	Sreerampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Jangipara
Website	hooghly.gov.in

Jangipara is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Jangipara is located at .

Jangipara CD Block has an area of 162.00  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Jangipara block/ panchayat samiti are: Antpur, Dilakash, Furfurah, Jangipara, Kotalpur, Mundalika, Radhanagar, Rajbalhat I, Rajbalhat II and Rashidpur.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Jangipara block had a total population of 200,936, out of which 101,338 were males and 99,598 were females. Jangipara block registered a population growth of 13.28 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Hooghly district was 15.72 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

Literacy

As per the 2001 census, Jangipara block had a total literacy of 50.82 per cent. While male literacy was 71.82 per cent, female literacy was 48.83 per cent.

Economy

Agriculture

This is a rich agricultural area. Though rice is the prime crop of the district, the agricultural economy largely depends on potato, jute, vegetables, and orchard products. Potato is cultivated in all the blocks of this district. There are several cold storages in the area.

Some of the primary and other hats or markets in the Jangipara bloc area are: Antpur, Jangipara hat, Kulakash hat, Satghara hat, Sitapur hat, Taltala cattle hat, and Kalarkash bazaar.

Communication

Champadanga area exchange with code 3212 serves: Begampur, Bhagabatipur, Champadanga, Chanditala, Dihi-badpur, Dwarhatta, Eksara, Gopinagar, Haripal, Harinkhola, Jangipara, Jinpur, Masat, Nalipur, Rajbalhat, Shaympur, and Tarakeswar.

Transport

Now, one has to go to Jangipara by road either directly from Kolkata or from Tarakeswar or Haripal. From Kolkata via via Howrah-Domjur-Bargachhia-Amta road, approx 47 km. Or From Howrah, Tarekeswar / Arambag local, to Haripal, from haripal bus is available to Jangipara.

Education

Jangipara assembly constituency covers a primarily rural area. It is around 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Kolkata and has 170,000 voters. Forty per cent of them are in the 18-30 age group. It has over a hundred primary, twenty-six secondary and eight higher secondary schools, and one degree college in Jangipara. But Hundreds of students from Jangipara travel over 15 km to Haripal or Howrah to attend college for there special subject.

Culture

Durga is worshipped in Jangipara and Rajbalhat as Rajballavi. She is a mixed form of Durga, Kali and Saraswati.

The mosque built by Muqlish Khan in 1375 at Furfura Sharif is a site for Muslim pilgrimage, especially during the Pir’s Mela.

Antpur is home to one of the finest pieces of terracotta architecture and Rajbalhat is famous for handloom saris. Both are part of Jangipara community development block.

Health

Groundwater in Jangipara block contains arsenic above WHO guideline value of arsenic in drinking water (10 µg/L) but is lower than the Indian standard value for arsenic in drinking water (50 µg/L).

External links

• Map of Hooghly district