Jagatdal

Jagatdal
জগদ্দল
Jagaddal
Town
Nickname(s): জগদ্দল
Jagatdal

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°51′N 88°23′E / 22.85°N 88.38°E / 22.85; 88.38Coordinates: 22°51′N 88°23′E / 22.85°N 88.38°E / 22.85; 88.38
Country  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency Barrackpore
Vidhan Sabha constituency Jagatdal
Website north24parganas.nic.in

Jagatdal 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).

Geography

Jagatdal is located at 22°51′N 88°23′E / 22.85°N 88.38°E / 22.85; 88.38.[2] It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet). It is 34 km from Sealdah Station and 4 km from Naihati Junction on the Sealdah-Naihati branch line of Eastern Railway.[3] It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

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.[4]

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[5]

References

  1. ↑ District-wise list of statutory towns
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jagatdal
  3. ↑ Eastern Railway time table.
  4. ↑ 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 0-19-563697-X
  5. ↑ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Retrieved 2007-08-24.

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