| Gangajalghati | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.42°N 87.12°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bankura |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 8,708 |
| 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: | 722 133 (Gangajalghati) |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
| Area Code: | 03242 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bankura |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Barjora |
Gangajalghati is a village in Gangajalghati CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Gangajalghati is located at 23.42°N 87.12°W.
The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is part of the Bankura Uplands in the west gradually merging with the Bankura-Bishnupur Rarh Plains in the north-east. The western portions are characterised by undulating terrain with many hills and ridges. The area is having a gradual descent from the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The soil is laterite red and hard beds are covered with scrub jungle and sal wood. Gradually it gives way to just uneven rolling lands but the soil continues to be lateritic. There are coal mines in the northern part, along the Damodar River.[1] It is a predominantly rural area with 89% of the population living in rural areas and only 11% living in the urban areas.[2]
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.
According to 2011 Census of India, Gangajalghati had a total population of 8,708 of which 4,454 (51%) were males and 4,254 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 930. The total number of literates in Gangajalghati was 6,054 (77.83% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Gangajalghati police station has jurisdiction over Gangajalghati CD block. The area covered is 371.2 km2 and the population covered is 162,007.[4] [5]
National Highway 14, (old numbering NH 60), running from Morgram to Kharagpur, passes through Gangajalghati.[6]
Gangajalghati High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1884. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 6 computers and a playground.[7]
Gangajalghati Girls Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2010. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.[8]
Nityanandpur High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1952. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers, a library with 500 books and a playground.[9]
Gobindaprasad Mahavidyalaya was established in 1985 at Amarkanan. It is affiliated with the Bankura University and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history and geography and a general course in arts.[10]
There is a primary health centre at Gangajalghati, with 4 beds.[11]