Jiaganj Azimganj
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| ?Jiaganj Azimganj West Bengal • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Murshidabad |
| Population | 47,228 (2001) |
Jiaganj Azimganj is a city and a municipality in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
[edit] History
Jiaganj Azimganj gets its name from the two towns on opposite sides of the Baghirathi River, Jiaganj (Ziaganj) on the left bank and Azimganj on the right bank. The most famous people in from Jiaganj-Azimgunj are Mir (RJ and Anchor), Kousani Roy (actor from Tollywood), Arijit Sigh (Singer of "Fame Gurukul" fame), Avradip Saha (Writer and actor). Avishek singha choudhury(singer)
==Bhattapara==most
beautiful and ethentic area Bhattapara is a locality in Jiaganj named after Bhattacharyas, who used to live there. Bhattapara was residence of several landlords from British India. Most prominent of them is Manmothonath Saha and Sripath Sing. There is a college named "Sripath Sing College" made by Sripath Sing in Bhattapara. Also a temple of Lord Krishna (ThakurBari) made by Manmothonath Saha. There was also a famous house named "Kartik Bari" where taxes was used to be collected when Manmothonath Saha was a landlord (up to 1965). Every year a puja of Lord Kartik (another Hindu God) was used to be held there in "Kartik Bari". Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose visited Kartik Bari before independence ( before 1947). A gigantic sweet (Chomchom) was made in his honour. After 1965, when Land Lord system or "Zamindari" system was abolished, Bhattapara lost its glory.
Prominent author Dr S.K.Roy has written a lot about Bhattapara and Jiaganj in his books.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[1], Jiaganj Azimganj had a population of 47,228. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jiaganj Azimganj has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 62%. In Jiaganj Azimganj, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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[edit] References
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
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