Jangalpara is a census town in Chanditala I CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Jangalpara
Census Town
Jangalpara Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Jangalpara Jangalpara (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.731751°N 88.2068378°E / 22.731751; 88.2068378
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Nearest City	Serampore
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,478
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	712701
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Serampore
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chanditala
Website	wb.gov.in

Geography

Location

Jangalpara is located at: 22°43′54″N 88°12′25″E [1]

It is 28 km from District headquarters Hooghly.[2]

Gangadharpur, Manirampur, Masat, Jangalpara, Dudhkalmi, Nababpur, Bhagabatipur, Kumirmora and Ramanathpur form a cluster of census towns in Chanditala I CD Block.[3]

Urbanisation

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).[4][5] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Gram panchayat

Villages and census towns in Krishnarampur gram panchayat are: Krishnarampur and Jangalpara.[6]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Jangalpara had a total population of 7,478 of which 3,752 (50%) were males and 3,726 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 724. The total number of literates in Jangalpara was 5,736 (84.93% of the population over 6 years). [5]

Transport

• Railway

Baruipara railway station its nearest railway station on Howrah-Bardhaman chord, which is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

• Road

The main road is SH 15 (Ahilyabai Holkar Road). It is the main artery of the town and it is connected to NH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/Durgapur Expressway.

• Bus

Private Bus

• 26 Bonhooghly - Champadanga
• 26A Serampore - Aushbati
• 26C Bonhooghly - Jagatballavpur

Bus Routes without Numbers

• Howrah Station - Bandar (Dhanyaghori)

Education

Jangalpara Krishnarampur Deshapran High School

Jangalpara Krishnarampur Deshapran High School is a coeducational higher secondary school at PO Jangalpara Bazar. It has facilities for teaching Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Arabic, history, philosophy, economics, geography, mathematics, physics, chemistry and bio-science.[7]

Healthcare

Jangalpara has a Primary Health Centre with 6 beds.[8][9]

References