Jhargram
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| State : | West Bengal | ||
| District : | Jhargram | ||
| Location : | 22 ° 27 ′ N , 86 ° 59 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 81 m | ||
| Residents : | 61,712 (2011) | ||
Jhargram is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal .
The city is the capital of the Jhargram District, founded in 2017 . Jhargram has the status of a municipality . The city is divided into 17 wards (constituencies).
Demographics
The city's population is 61,712 according to the 2011 census. Jhargram has a gender ratio of 999 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus that is usual for India. The literacy rate was 88.5% in 2011. Almost 95% of the population are Hindus , approx. 2% are Muslims and approx. 3% belong to another or no religion. 8.7% of the population are children under 6 years of age. Bengali is the main language in and around the city.
Infrastructure
Jhargram Station is on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section of the Haora-Nagpur-Mumbai express train line. The city is also connected by several highways.
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ Jhargram Municipality City Population Census 2011-2019 | West Bengal. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .