Chittaranjan

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Chittaranjan
Chittaranjan
State - District(s)	West Bengal - Bardhaman
Coordinates	23.87° N 86.87° E
Area - Elevation	- 155 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	45,925 -

Chittaranjan is a census town in Bardhaman District in the state of West Bengal, India.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 See also

[edit] Geography

Chittaranjan is located at 23.87° N 86.87° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 155 metres (508 feet).

Chittaranjan is a railway town on the border of the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The town is named after the Indian freedom fighter, Chittaranjan Das The town of Chittaranjan is on the West Bengal side of the state border. The town on the Jharkhand side is known as Mihijam. The passenger rail head serving Chittaranjan is in Mihijam.

The aerial map. Notice the orderly layout of the railway township of Chittaranjan in contrast to the haphazard development of Mihijaam

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Chittaranjan had a population of 45,925. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chittaranjan has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 88% and female literacy of 79%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.