| Jangalpur | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.8276°N 86.5783°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dhanbad |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.87 |
| Population Total: | 7,603 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 828109 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/ STD code |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Dhanbad |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Sindri |
Jangalpur is a census town in Govindpur CD block in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Jangalpur is located at 23.8276°N 86.5783°W.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
The region shown in the map lies to the north of Dhanbad city and is an extensive rural area with villages (particularly in the northern areas) scattered around hills. One of the many spurs of Pareshnath Hill (1,365.50 m), situated in neighbouring Giridih district, passes through the Topchanchi and Tundi areas of the district. The Barakar River flows along the northern boundary. The region shown in the map covers several CD blocks – Topchanchi, Govindpur, Tundi, Purbi Tundi and a small part of Baghmara. The Kolkata-Agra National Highway 19 (old number NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road cuts across the southern part of the region.[1]
As per the 2011 Census of India, Jangalpur had a total population of 7,603 of which 3,923 (52%) were males and 3,680 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,421. The total number of literates in Jangalpur was 4,195 (67.86% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Jangalpur has an area of 5.87 km2. It is 15 km from the district headquarters Dhanbad. There is a railway station at Dhanbad. Buses are available in the town. It has 8 km roads and open drains. The two major sources of protected water supply are uncovered wells and hand pumps. There are 921 domestic electric connections. Amongst the medical facilities it has got 2 medicine shops. Amongst the educational facilities, it has 1 primary school, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school and 1 general degree college.[3]