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Jhargram At A Glance |
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Name |
: |
Jhargram
Sub-Division |
|
Area |
: |
3037.64(R)
sq. km. |
|
Location |
: |
Extreme West
of West Bengal |
|
Currency |
: |
Indian Rupee |
|
Summer (Temperature) |
: |
35° - 45°
Celsius |
|
Winter (Temperature) |
: |
10° - 5.5°
Celsius |
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Average Rainfall |
: |
1463 mm |
|
Tourist season |
: |
October -
March |
|
Number of Blocks |
: |
8 |
|
Main Rivers |
: |
Kangshabati,
Subarnarekha, Dulung, Tarapheni, Keleghai. |
|
Industries |
: |
Cement
Factory, Steel Rolling Mill, Cloth Printing Mills, Rice
Mills, Paper Mill & Oil Mills. |
|
Cinema Houses |
: |
2 |
|
Educational Infrastructure (2001-2002) |
|
Lower Primary Schools |
: |
1230 |
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Middle Schools |
: |
54 |
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High Schools |
: |
53 |
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Higher Secondary Schools |
: |
41 |
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Professional & Technical
School, College & Univ. |
: |
7 |
|
Other Institutions |
: |
1846 |
|
Libraries, Reading rooms
& Total Literacy Centres |
: |
Public
Libraries - 43
Free reading rooms - 43
Total literacy centres - 3353 |
|
|
Population - 2001(P) |
|
Population |
: |
1008030
lakhs |
|
Density of Population |
: |
332 per sq.
km. |
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Distribution of Rural &
Urban Population by Sex |
: |
Rural
Male: 486401
Female: 468484
Urban
Male: 27136
Female: 26009 |
|
Sex Ratio |
: |
47.63%
women for 52.37% men |
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Literacy - 2001(P) |
|
Literacy Rate |
: |
Rural
Male: 75.8%
Female: 48.1%
Urban
Male: 90.9%
Female: 78.4% |
|
Higher Education |
|
Colleges |
: |
5 |
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Transport |
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Road and Rail |
: |
Jhargram
is well connected by rail and road. |
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N.B.
We have taken from Jhargram Sub-Divisional Information
Office. All the records are according to 1991 & 2000
census, for details please contact with Jhargram
Sub-divisional Information Office. |
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