Kajlagarh | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 22.0343°N 87.7986°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Purba Medinipur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
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: | 721626 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kanthi |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Bhagabanpur |
Kajlagarh is a village and a gram panchayat in Bhagabanpur I CD block in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Kajlagarh is located at 22.0343°N 87.7986°W.
96.96% of the population of Egra subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 3.04% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.[1]
The headquarters of Bhagabanpur I CD block are located at Kajlagarh.[2]
Kajlagarh is on Egra-Bajkul Road.[3]
The nearest railway station, Deshapran railway station, is on the Tamluk-Digha line, constructed in 2003–04.[4] [5]
Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya was established at Tethi Bari mouza, PO Kismat Bajkul, in 1964. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.[6]
David J. McCutchion mentions the Gopala temple as an 18th-century West Bengal Navaratna, measuring 35' 3" square, having slight terracotta.[7]
There is a primary health centre at Kajlagarh (with 6 beds).[8]