Jaynagar Mazilpur

This article is about the municipality in West Bengal, India. For 1 its namesake community development block, see Jaynagar I. For 2 Another namesake community development block, see Jaynagar II.
Jaynagar Majilpur
জয়নগর মজ়িলপুর
Jaynagar Majilpur
Town
Jaynagar Majilpur

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°06′N 88°15′E / 22.10°N 88.25°E / 22.10; 88.25Coordinates: 22°06′N 88°15′E / 22.10°N 88.25°E / 22.10; 88.25
Country  India
State West Bengal
District South 24 Parganas
Population (2011)
  Total 25,922
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency Jaynagar (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency Jaynagar (SC), Kultali (SC), Baruipur Purba (SC)
Website s24pgs.gov.in

Jaynagar Majilpur is a town and a municipality in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.[1] Both the places are also identified separately a Jaynagar (or Jaynagar) and Majilpur. It is connected to Kolkata by Kolkata Suburban Railway, Sealdah South, Namkhana Section line.

Geography

Jaynagar Majilpur is located at 22°06′N 88°15′E / 22.10°N 88.25°E / 22.10; 88.25[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Jaynagar Mazilpur had a total population of 25,922, of which 13,234 (51%) were males and 12,688 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 2,277. The total number of literates in Jaynagar Mazilpur was 20,898 (88.38% of the population over 6 years). [3]

As of 2001 India census,[4] Jaynagar Majilpur had a population of 23,319. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jaynagar Majilpur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Jaynagar Majilpur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Civic Administration

The Jaynagar-Majilpur municipality is divided into 14 wards.As of 2010,it is controlled by the INC-TMC-SUCI(C) alliance.In the 2010 municipal election,the municipality faced a hung verdict. Later, the Congress, with 6 councillors, formed the municipal board with the support of the Trinamool Congress and SUCI, who had 2 and 3 councillors respectively.

People

References

  1. "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  2. "Jaynagar Majilpur". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  5. Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), 1976/1998, Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary) Vol I, (Bengali), pp. 522-3, ISBN 81-85626-65-0
  6. Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), 1976/1998, Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary) Vol I, (Bengali), pp. 70-1, ISBN 81-85626-65-0
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