Chhota Jagulia | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 22.7472°N 88.5354°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | North 24 Parganas |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 4,043 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 743294 (Chhota Jagulia) |
Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Barasat |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Barasat |
Chhota Jagulia is a village and a gram panchayat in the Barasat I Block - 1 in the Barasat Sadar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is around 7 km from Barasat.
Chhota Jagulia is located at 22.7472°N 88.5354°W
Towns/ villages in Chhota Jagulia gram panchayat are:Bahera, Bamangachhi, Bara, Bazitpur, Chhota Jagulia, Kulberia, Maliakur, Malikapur, Mandalganti, Murali, Sikdeshpukhuria and Tentulia.[1]
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[2] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[3] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[4]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
The headquarters of Barasat I CD block are located at Chhota Jagulia.[5]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Chhota Jagulia had a total population of 4,043, of which 2,087 (52%) were males and 1,956 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 279. The total number of literate persons in Chhota Jagulia was 3,208 (87.67% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Chhota Jagulia is located off NH 35 (Jessore Road).[7]
Chhota Jagulia High School, a Bengali medium co-educational higher secondary school was established in 1847. It is one of the oldest school in Bengal and has arrangements for teaching from class V to XII.[8]
Chhota Jagulia block primary health centre with 15 beds is the main medical facility in Barasat I CD block. There are primary health centres at Kadambagachi (with 10 beds) and Duttapukur (with 6 beds).[9]
Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.[10]