Jagatdal

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native_name = Jagatdal | type = city | latd = 22.85 | longd = 88.38
locator_position = right | state_name = West Bengal
district = North 24 Parganas
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altitude = 15
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Jagatdal (also known as Jagaddal, _bn. জগদ্দল) is a town and police station under Barrackpore subdivision [ [http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm District-wise list of statutory towns] ] in North 24 Parganas district, on the banks of the Ganges river in the state of West Bengal, India. Situated on the eastern banks of the river, the town has many jute mills. The town is administratively part of Bhatpara Municipality.The town has an Indian Army base workshop (No-507).

Geography

Jagatdal is located at coord|22.85|N|88.38|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Jagatdal.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jagatdal] ] . It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet). It is 34 km from Sealdah Station and 4 km from Naihati Junction on the Sealdah-Naihati branch line of Eastern Railway. [Eastern Railway time table.] It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

Demographics

The Jute Mills drew in a large labour force from the neighbouring states of Bihar and Orissa, as well as eastern Uttar Pradesh, quite often forming an overwhelming majority of the population in the area, living in shanty towns and bustees dotting the mill area. [ Goswami, Onkar, "Calcutta’s Economy 1918-1970 The fall from Grace" in "Calcutta, the Living City", Vol II, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, p 90, Oxford University Press, ISBN 019563697 X]

Politics

Haripada Basu of AIFB won the Jagatdal assembly seat defeating Rahul (Biswajit) Sinha of BJP in 2006 and Mukul Roy of AITC in 2001. Anay Gopal Sinha of INC defeated Nihar Basu of FBL in 1996. Nihar Basu of FBL defeated Anay Gopal Sinha of INC in 1991, Nani Gopal Sarkar of INC in 1987, Mrigen Lahiry of INC in 1982 and Sudhin Bhattacharjee of INC in 1977. [cite web | url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/May2006/pollupd/ac/states/s25/..%5C..%5C..%5C..%5C..%5CElectionAnalysis%5CAE%5CS25%5CPartycomp131.htm | title = Partywise comparison since 1977 | accessdate = 2007-08-24 | last = | first = | work = 131- Jagatdal Assembly Constituency, West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India ]

Jagatdal is part of Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency).

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [cite web | url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm
title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ) | accessdate = 2007-08-24 | last = | first = | work = Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India | publisher = SOES]

References

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