Gangajalghati

Gangajalghati
গঙ্গাজলঘাটী
Village
Gangajalghati
Gangajalghati

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 23°25′12.0″N 87°07′12.0″E / 23.420000°N 87.120000°E / 23.420000; 87.120000Coordinates: 23°25′12.0″N 87°07′12.0″E / 23.420000°N 87.120000°E / 23.420000; 87.120000
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Population (2011)
 • Total 8,708
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 722 133 (Gangajalghati)
Telephone/STD code 03242
Lok Sabha constituency Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency Barjora
Website bankura.gov.in

Gangajalghati is a village, with a police station, in Gangajalghati CD Block in Bankura Sadar subdivision of Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Gangajalghati had a total population of 8,708 of which 4,454 (51%) were males and 4,254 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 930. The total number of literates in Gangajalghati was 6,054 (77.83% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Police station

Gangajalghati police station has jurisdiction over Gangajalghati CD Block. The area covered is 371.2 km2 and the population covered is 162,007.[2][3]

Transport

NH 14, (old numbering NH 60), running from Morgram to Kharagpur, passes through Gangajalghati.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Gangajalghati PS". Bankura District Police. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 14 October 2016.


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