- Jahangirpur, Murshidabad
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native_name = Jahangirpur | type = city | latd = 24.47 | longd = 88.07
locator_position = right | state_name = West Bengal
district = Murshidabad
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altitude = 11
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 74,464| population_density =
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Jahangirpur for disambiguation"Jahangirpur (more popular as Jangipur) is a town in
Murshidabad inWest Bengal ,India situated on the banks of theBhagirathi . The town is said to have been founded by the Mughal emperorJahangir . During the early years of British rule it was an important centre of the silk trade, and the site of one of the East India Company's commercial residencies. [ 1911]Geography
Jangipur is located at coord|24.47|N|88.07|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Jangipur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jangipur] ] . It has an average elevation of 11
metre s (36 feet).Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus [GR|India] , Jangipur had a population of 74,464. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jangipur has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 56%. In Jangipur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.Politics
Jangipur is part of
Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency) . [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
title = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
accessdate = 2008-10-02
work = West Bengal
publisher = Election Commission of India ]References
ee also
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Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency)
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