Country India District North 24 Parganas ISO 3166 code IN-WB Elevation 2 m Local time Saturday 2:01 PM | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration WB Population 19,062 (2011) | |
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Weather 31°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 48% Humidity | ||
Jafarpur is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Titagarh police station serves this block.
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Geography
Jafarpur is located at 22.32°N 88.23°E / 22.32; 88.23. It has an average elevation of 2 metres (7 feet).
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Jafarpur had a total population of 19,062, of which 9,724 (51%) were males and 9,338 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,361. The total number of literates in Jaffarpur was 16,598 (93.77% of the population over 6 years).
As of 2001 India census, Jafarpur had a population of 14,032. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jafarpur has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 89%, and female literacy is 83%. In Jafarpur, 7% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Healthcare
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.