Kajlagarh Explained

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.

Geography

Location

Kajlagarh is located at 22.0343°N 87.7986°W.

Urbanisation

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]

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Bhagabanpur I CD block are located at Kajlagarh.[2]

Transport

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]

Education

Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya was established at Tethi Bari mouza, PO Kismat Bajkul, in 1964. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.[6]

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Gopala temple as an 18th-century West Bengal Navaratna, measuring 35' 3" square, having slight terracotta.[7]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Kajlagarh (with 6 beds).[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur . Table 2.2 . Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 17 April 2019 .
  2. Web site: BDO Offices under Purba Medinipur district . West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal . 23 April 2019 .
  3. Google maps
  4. Web site: 68689 Santragachi-Digha EMU . Time Table . indiarailinfo . 30 March 2017.
  5. Web site: Year of construction of important BG lines . History . South Eastern Railway . 1 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150513014650/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1427346652869-BNR%20history.pdf . 13 May 2015 . dead .
  6. Web site: Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya . BMM . 30 March 2017.
  7. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 51. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata,
  8. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics . Government of West Bengal . 27 March 2019.