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Jargo is a village in the Ilu Jargo panchayat in the Jhalda I CD block in the Jhalda subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Jargo
Village
Jargo
Location in West Bengal, India
Jargo
Jargo (India)
Coordinates: 23.3105°N 85.8963°E / 23.3105; 85.8963
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurulia
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,083
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
723212
Telephone/STD code03254
Lok Sabha constituencyPurulia
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBaghmundi
Websitepurulia.gov.in

Geography


[Interactive fullscreen map]
Places in Jhalda subdivision in Purulia district
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, C: craft centre, T: tourist cetre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location


Jargo is located at 23.3105°N 85.8963°E / 23.3105; 85.8963.


Area overview


Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Jhalda subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the western part of the district, bordering Jharkhand. The Subarnarekha flows along a short stretch of its western border. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 91.02% of the population living in the rural areas and 8.98% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map alongside shows some of the tourist attractions in the Ajodhya Hills. The area is home to Purulia Chhau dance with spectacular masks made at Charida. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.


Demographics


According to the 2011 Census of India, Jargo had a total population of 4,083, of which 2,074 (51%) were males and 2,009 (49%) were females. There were 495 persons in the age range of 0-6 years. The total number of literate persons in Jargo was 2,481 (69.15% of the population over 6 years).[7]


Education


Chitta Mahato Memorial College was established in 2010. It is affiliated with the Sidho Kanho Birsha University.[8]

Jargo High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[9]


References


  1. Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. "Purulia". Department of Tourism. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. "Chhau dance of Purulia". Itsavpedia. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. "District Census Handbook: Puruliya – Series 20, Part Xii A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Page 102: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  6. "Deuli, Harup and Suisa, Crumbling Temples, Scattered Statues and Single Room Museum". Rangan Dutta/ Wordpress. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  8. "Chitta Mahato Memorial College". CMMC. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  9. "Jargo High School". Retrieved 19 January 2020.


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