Jajigram (also referred to as Sripat Jajigram) is a village in
Katwa I
Katwa I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Srikhanda, a constituent gram panchayat of Katwa I block, is l ...
CD block in
Katwa subdivision
Katwa subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
The Katwa subdivision extends from the Kanksa-Ketugram plain to the Bhagirathi basin. The Ajay flows through the s ...
of
Purba Bardhaman district
Purba Bardhaman district is in the Indian state of West Bengal. Its headquarters is in Bardhaman. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after the division of the previous Bardhaman district. Great revolutionary Rash Behari Bose was born in village Suba ...
in the
India
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state
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of
West Bengal
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Geography
Location
Jajigram is located at .
Urbanisation
88.44% of the population of Katwa subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 11.56% of the population live in the urban areas. The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India, Jajigram had a total population of 4,471 of which 2,287 (51%) were males and 2,184 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 593. The total number of literates in Jajigram was 2,601 (67.07% of the population over 6 years).
Transport
Jajigram is at the junction of
State Highway 14 and
State Highway 6.
[Google maps]
Education
Bengal Institute of Technology, Katwa is a polytechnic college at Jajigram.
Culture
Srinivasa Acarya
Śrinivāsa Ācārya Ṭhākura (May 15, c. 1517 – May 9, ?) was a famous Vaishnava guru, the pupil of Jiva Gosvamin and teacher of Yadunandana dasa and Radhavallabha dasa, among others. He converted King Bir Hambir to Vaishnava. His daught ...
is believed to have lived at Jajigram and his relics can still be seen at Sadhanpith.
References
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Villages in Purba Bardhaman district