Country India District South 24 Parganas Lok Sabha constituency Jaynagar (SC) Local time Friday 2:21 PM | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 25,922 (2011) | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency Jaynagar (SC), Kultali (SC), Baruipur Purba (SC) Weather 29°C, Wind S at 24 km/h, 74% Humidity | ||
Jaynagar Majilpur is a town and a municipality in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Both the places are also identified separately as Jaynagar (or Jaynagar) and Majilpur. It is connected to Kolkata by Kolkata Suburban Railway, Sealdah South, Namkhana Section line.
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Map of Jaynagar Mazilpur, West Bengal
Geography
Jaynagar Majilpur is located at 22.10°N 88.25°E / 22.10; 88.25
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Jaynagar Mazilpur had a total population of 25,922, of which 13,234 (51%) were males and 12,688 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 2,277. The total number of literates in Jaynagar Mazilpur was 20,898 (88.38% of the population over 6 years).
As of 2001 India census,Jaynagar Majilpur had a population of 23,319. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jaynagar Majilpur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Jaynagar Majilpur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Civic Administration
The Jaynagar-Majilpur municipality is divided into 14 wards.As of 2010,it is controlled by the INC-TMC-SUCI(C) alliance.In the 2010 municipal election,the municipality faced a hung verdict. Later, the Congress, with 6 councillors, formed the municipal board with the support of the Trinamool Congress and SUCI, who had 2 and 3 councillors respectively.