Jagatnagar | |
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Census Town | |
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  Jagatnagar Location in West Bengal, India  Jagatnagar Jagatnagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°47′02″N 88°13′17″E / 22.7840091°N 88.2213113°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,242 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 03212 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Singur |
Jagatnagar is a census town in Singur CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision[1] of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.[2]
Jagatnagar is located at: 22°47′02″N 88°13′17″E / 22.7840091°N 88.2213113°E
The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta.[3]
In Chandannagore subdivision 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7 census towns. The single municipal corporation is Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities are Tarakeswar Municipality, Bhadreswar Municipality and Champdany Municipality.[4] Of the three CD Blocks in Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD Block is wholly rural, Haripal CD Block is predominantly rural with just 1 census town, and Singur CD Block is slightly less rural with 6 census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map alongside) are wholly rural.[5] The municipal areas are industrialised. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
As per 2011 Census of India Jagatnagar (CT) had a total population of 5,242 of which 2,675 (51%) were males and 2,567 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 452. The total number of literates in Jagatnagar was 4,054 (84.63% of the population over 6 years).[5]
The nearest railway station, Mirzapur-Bankipur railway station is 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Howrah on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[6]
