Jagatdal

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Jagatdal v • d • e West Bengal, India
Jagatdal
District(s)	North 24 Parganas
Coordinates	22.87° N 88.41° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 12 m (39 ft)

Coordinates: 22.87° N 88.41° E

Jagatdal (also known as Jagaddal) is a town and police station under Barrackpore subdivision^[1] in North 24 Parganas district, on the banks of the Ganges river in the state of West Bengal, India. Situated on the eastern banks of the river, the town has many jute mills. The town is administratively part of Bhatpara Municipality. The town has an Indian Army base workshop (No-507).

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 See also

[edit] Geography

Jagaddal is 34 km from Sealdah Station and 4 km from Naihati Junction on the Sealdah-Naihati branch line of Eastern Railway.^[2]

[edit] Demographics

The Jute Mills drew in a large labour force from the neighbouring states of Bihar and Orissa, as well as eastern Uttar Pradesh, quite often forming an overwhelming majority of the population in the area, living in shanty towns and bustees dotting the mill area.^[3]

[edit] References

^ District-wise list of statutory towns
^ Eastern Railway time table.
^ Goswami, Onkar, Calcutta’s Economy 1918-1970 The fall from Grace in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol II, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, p 90, Oxford University Press, ISBN 019563697 X