Jajigram | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 23.6301°N 88.1036°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Purba Bardhaman |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 4,471 |
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 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code /STD code |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Bardhaman Purba |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Katwa |
Jajigram (also referred to as Sripat Jajigram) is a village in Katwa I CD block in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Jajigram is located at 23.6301°N 88.1036°W.
88.44% of the population of Katwa subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 11.56% of the population live in the urban areas.[1] 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.
As per the 2011 Census of India, Jajigram had a total population of 4,471 of which 2,287 (51%) were males and 2,184 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 593. The total number of literates in Jajigram was 2,601 (67.07% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Jajigram is at the junction of State Highway 14 and State Highway 6.[3]
Bengal Institute of Technology, Katwa is a polytechnic college at Jajigram.[4]
Srinivasa Acarya is believed to have lived at Jajigram and his relics can still be seen at Sadhanpith.[5]