Janai, Hooghly Explained

Janai
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.7157°N 88.2426°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hooghly
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:12,837
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:712304
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Serampore
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Chanditala

Janai is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.[1]

Geography

Location

Janai is located at 22.7157°N 88.2426°W.

Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, Begampur, Baksa, Panchghara, Chikrand, Janai, Pairagachha, Naiti, Barijhati, Garalgachha and Krishnapur, all the census towns form a series from the northern part of Chanditala II CD Block to its southern part. The only municipality in the area, Dankuni, located outside the CD Block, occupies the south-east corner of the entire cluster.[2]

Urbanisation

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).[3] [4] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Gram panchayat

Villages and census towns in Janai gram panchayat are: Jagannathbati and Janai.[5]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Janai had a total population of 12,837 of which 6,423 (50%) were males and 6,414 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,203. The total number of literates in Janai was 10,190 (87.59% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Dankuni Urban Agglomeration

As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes: Dankuni (M), Purba Tajpur (CT), Kharsarai (CT), Begampur (CT), Chikrand (CT), Pairagachha (CT), Barijhati (CT), Garalgachha (CT), Krishnapur (CT), Baruipara (CT), Borai (CT), Nawapara (CT), Basai (CT), Gangadharpur (CT), Manirampur (CT), Janai (CT), Kapashanria (CT), Jaykrishnapur (CT), Tisa (CT), Baksa (CT), Panchghara (CT) and Naiti (CT).[6]

Transport

Janai Road railway station is from Howrah on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line and is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[7]

Education

Janai Training High School Established in Year : 1850Management : Dept. of EducationCoeducation: Co-Educational.Medium of Instruction: Bengali.

Healthcare

Janai Baksa Primary Health Centre functions with 10 beds.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mouza Information . Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal . 16 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222012314/http://banglarbhumi.gov.in/banglarbhumi/(S(tyv5jjxe0bokhjwjl5jbecbj))/ASP%20PAGES/info_block.aspx?distcode=06&bcode=11 . 22 December 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly . Map of Chanditala II CD Block, page 663. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 4 October 2018.
  3. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly . Table 2.2, 2.4(a) . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 3 October 2018.
  4. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 3 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Jagannathbati. Indian Village Directory . 18 October 2018.
  6. Web site: Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above . Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. 20 October 2018 .
  7. Web site: 36811 Howrah Bardhaman Local (via Chord) . indiarailinfo . 6 October 2018.
  8. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics . Government of West Bengal . 4 October 2018.
  9. Web site: Hooghly.gov.phc . 4 October 2018 . 17 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170217134750/http://www.hooghly.gov.in/phc_sri.htm . dead .