Jamalpur, Bardhaman

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Jamalpur | type = CD Block/ city | latd = 23.07 | longd =87.98
state_name = West Bengal
district = Bardhaman
leader_title =
leader_name =
altitude = 24
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 243397| population_density =
area_magnitude=
area_total =267.88
area_telephone = 91 3451
postal_code =713 408
vehicle_code_range =
sex_ratio =
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website =bardhaman.gov.in/
footnotes = CD Block

Jamalpur is a town, police station and community development block in the Sadar subdivision of Bardhaman District, West Bengal, India.

Geography

Jamalpur is located at coord|23.07|N|87.98|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Jamalpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jamalpur] ] . It has an average elevation of m to ft|24|m|abbr=on. Unlike the rest of Bardhaman district, which lies to the north of the Damodar River, the Khandaghosh-Jamalpur-Raina area lies on the alluvial plains between the Damodar on its southern/ eastern side and Dwarakeswar river. As a result it has been a flood prone area. [ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, "Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti" (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), Bn icon, Vol I, pp15-18, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3 ]

History

Administrative set up

At some point of time the town was known as Salimabad. [ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p547 ] In Peterson’s "District Gazeteer" of 1910 there is mention of Jamalpur and other police stations in Bardhaman subdivision. [ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p369 ] In 1968-69, Jamalpur and other blocks were created. [ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p388 ]

Movements

The freedom fighter Dasarathi Tah organised political movement in the area in the thirties and forties. [ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p443 ] Damodar floods wrought havoc in the area and Dasarathi Tah initiated the ‘Nakrah hana embankment movement’ and even published a weekly newspaper named Damodar to focus on the problems faced by the people in the area. [ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p478 ] The August movement of 1942 had a great impact in the area. The post office at Jamalpur was burnt down. [ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p454 ]

Economy

Weaving and oil milling had been major occupations in the area. [ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p93, p663, p667 ] The Eden canal from Kanchannagar to Jamalpur was the first irrigation canal in the district. [ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p599 ]

Demographics

Jamalpur community development block spread over 267.88 km² had a total population of 2,43,397 in 2001. Out of this 1,23,524 were males and 1,19,873 were females. Hindus formed 83.08% of the population and Muslims 16.37%. [ [http://bardhaman.nic.in/blocks/bhatar.htm Official website of District administration] ]

Health

Jamalpur is one of the areas of Bardhaman district which is affected by arsenic contamination of ground water. [ [http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb7.htm Arsenic contamination] ]

Politics

In 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991, Samar Hazra, Independent/ CPI (M) won the Jamalpur (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Shankar Chandra Mallick of AITC, Ajay Pramanik of AITC, Baidyanath Das of INC and Ajay Pramnik of INC, in the respective years. In 1987, 1982 and 1977, Sunil Santra, Independent/ MFB, defeated Puranjoy Pramanik of INC/ ICS. [ [http://archive.eci.gov.in/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp274.htm Election Commission] State assembly elections 1977 – 2006 ]

Prior to that Jamalpur was marked as an assembly constituency only in 1962. Mrityunjoy Pramanik of INC won the seat that year. [ [http://www.eci.gov.in/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf Assembly elections 1962] ]

Jamalpur is part of Bardhaman (Lok Sabha constituency). [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_ACPC.pdf
title = General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
accessdate = 2007-02-21
last =
first =
work = West Bengal
publisher = Election Commission of India]

External links

* [http://bardhaman.gov.in/blocks/blocks.htm District map showing blocks]
* [http://www.bardhaman.com/bigmap.htm Map of Bardhaman district]

References

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