Jahangirpur, West Bengal

Jahangirpur জঙ্গীপুর, জাহাঙ্গীরপুর Jangipur, Jangirpur
City
Jahangirpur Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 24°28′N 88°04′E / 24.47°N 88.07°ECoordinates: 24°28′N 88°04′E / 24.47°N 88.07°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	122,875
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency	Jangipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Jangipur

Jahangirpur (more popular as Jangipur) is a city in Murshidabad in West Bengal, India situated on the banks of the Bhagirathi. The town is said to have been founded by the Mughal emperor Jahangir. During the early years of British rule it was an important centre of the silk trade, and the site of one of the East India Company's commercial residencies.^[1]

Geography

Jangipur is located at 24°28′N 88°04′E / 24.47°N 88.07°E.^[2] It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet).

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Jangipur Urban Agglomeration had a population of 122,875, out of which 62,734 were males and 60,141 were females. The 0–6 years population was 16,299. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 75.71 per cent.^[3]

As of 2001 India census,^[4] Jangipur had a population of 74,464. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jangipur has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 56%. In Jangipur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1.  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "^{article name needed}". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jangipur
3. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.