Jagatdal
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| Jagatdal জগদ্দল Jagaddal |
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| Nickname(s): জগদ্দল | |
 Jagatdal
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| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| 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 |
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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[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
- ↑ District-wise list of statutory towns
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jagatdal
- ↑ 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 0-19-563697-X
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage
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