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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{other uses|Jangipur (disambiguation){{!}}Jangipur}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2020}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox settlement&lt;br /&gt;
| name                    = Jangipur&lt;br /&gt;
| other_name              = Jahangirpur&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname                = &lt;br /&gt;
| settlement_type         = City&lt;br /&gt;
| image_skyline           = Full view of Jangipur Station.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| image_alt               = &lt;br /&gt;
| image_caption           = [[Jangipur Road railway station]]&lt;br /&gt;
| pushpin_map             = India West Bengal#India3&lt;br /&gt;
| pushpin_label_position  = right&lt;br /&gt;
| pushpin_map_alt         = &lt;br /&gt;
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in West Bengal, India&lt;br /&gt;
| coordinates             = {{coord|24.4691|N|88.1032|E|display=inline,title}}&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_type        = Country&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|India}}   &lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_type1       = [[States and territories of India|State]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_name1       = [[West Bengal]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of India|District]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_name2       = [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]]&lt;br /&gt;
| leader_title          = Administrative Division&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
| leader_name           = [[Malda division|Malda]]&lt;br /&gt;
| established_title       = Jangipur Municipality (JM)&lt;br /&gt;
| established_date        = 1869&lt;br /&gt;
| founder                 = &lt;br /&gt;
| named_for               = &lt;br /&gt;
| government_type         = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]&lt;br /&gt;
| governing_body          = Jangipur Municipality&lt;br /&gt;
| unit_pref               = Metric&lt;br /&gt;
| area_footnotes          = &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Jangipur City&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Jangipur City|url=https://www.sudawb.org/wbdma_oldversion/HTM/DIS/MUNI_ULB_Jangipur.htm}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| area_rank               = &lt;br /&gt;
| area_total_km2          = 8.20&lt;br /&gt;
| elevation_footnotes     = &lt;br /&gt;
| elevation_m             = 11&lt;br /&gt;
| population_total        = 88,165&lt;br /&gt;
| population_as_of        = 2011&lt;br /&gt;
| population_rank         = &lt;br /&gt;
| population_density_km2  = auto&lt;br /&gt;
| population_demonym      = &lt;br /&gt;
| population_footnotes    = &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Jangipur City&amp;#039;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| population_metro        = 122,875&lt;br /&gt;
| demographics_type1      = Languages&lt;br /&gt;
| demographics1_title1    = Official&lt;br /&gt;
| demographics1_info1     = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]&lt;br /&gt;
| timezone1               = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]&lt;br /&gt;
| utc_offset1             = +5:30&lt;br /&gt;
| postal_code_type        = &amp;lt;!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| postal_code             = &lt;br /&gt;
| registration_plate      =  &lt;br /&gt;
| blank1_name_sec1        = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency&lt;br /&gt;
| blank1_info_sec1        = [[Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jangipur]]&lt;br /&gt;
| blank2_name_sec1        = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency&lt;br /&gt;
| blank2_info_sec1        = [[Jangipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency|Jangipur]]&lt;br /&gt;
| website                 = {{URL|http://jangipurmunicipality.org/}} &lt;br /&gt;
| iso_code                = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-WB]]&lt;br /&gt;
| footnotes               = {{URL|https://murshidabad.nic.in/}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Jangipur&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a city and a municipality in [[Murshidabad district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is the headquarters of the [[Jangipur subdivision]]. It is situated on the banks of the [[Bhagirathi]]. Jangipur is an old town having reference from the historical period of Moghul emperor Jahangir when an army camp was established here.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Welcome to jangipurmunicipality.org |url=http://jangipurmunicipality.org/Default.aspx?PageId=71 |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=jangipurmunicipality.org}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
==Geography== &lt;br /&gt;
{{OSM Location map&lt;br /&gt;
| width=400| height=550| zoom=11&lt;br /&gt;
| coord={{coord|24|26|0|N|88|6|0|E}}| float=left|caption=&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Cities, towns and locations in the southern portion of Jangipur subdivision, Murshidabad district (including Suti I, Raghunathganj I, Raghunathganj II, Sagardighi CD blocks)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Abbreviation- TPS: Thermal Power Station, AMU: Aligarh Muslim University&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly&lt;br /&gt;
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|mark-coord2={{coord|24|31|52|N|88|4|6|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2= Fatellapur| numbered2=CT| mark-title2=[[Fatellapur]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
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|mark-coord5={{coord|24|28|2|N|88|2|2|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5= Ghorsala| numbered5=CT| mark-title5=[[Ghorsala]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
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|mark-coord8={{coord|24|26|35|N|88|6|9|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8= Dafarpur| numbered8=CT| mark-title8=[[Dafarpur]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord9={{coord|24|26|9|N|88|6|24|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9= Ramnagar| numbered9=CT| mark-title9=[[Ramnagar, Murshidabad]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord10={{coord|24|24|27|N|88|4|4|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10= Mirzapur| numbered10=CT| mark-title10=[[Mirzapur, Murshidabad]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord11={{coord|24|30|30|N|88|4|36|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Giria| numbered11=CT| mark-title11=[[Giria, India]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord12={{coord|24|29|11|N|88|4|57|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12= Mithipur| numbered12=CT| mark-title12=[[Mithipur]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord13={{coord|24|28|20|N|88|5|37|E}} | label-pos13=left|label13= Jot Kamal| numbered13=CT| mark-title13=[[Jot Kamal]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord14={{coord|24|27|54|N|88|5|44|E}} | label-pos14=left|label14= Osmanpur| numbered14=CT| mark-title14=[[Osmanpur]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord15={{coord|24|0|36|N|88|28|36|E}} | label-pos15=right|label15= Sahajadpur| numbered15=CT| mark-title15=[[Sahajadpur]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord16={{coord|24|27|45|N|88|6|27|E}} | label-pos16=right|label16= Khodarampur| numbered16=CT| mark-title16=[[Khodarampur]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord17={{coord|24|27|21|N|88|7|22|E}} | label-pos17=right|label17= Donalia| numbered17=CT| mark-title17=[[Donalia]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord18={{coord|24|26|55|N|88|7|53|E}} | label-pos18=right|label18= Teghari| numbered18=CT| mark-title18=[[Teghari, Murshidabad]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord19={{coord|24|26|26|N|88|9|9|E}} | label-pos19=right|label19= Krishna Sali| numbered19=CT| mark-title19=[[Krishna Sali]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord20={{coord|24|26|0|N|88|10|32|E}} | label-pos20=bottom|label20= Bara Jumla| numbered20=CT| mark-title20=[[Bara Jumla]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord21={{coord|24|31|6|N|88|2|38|E}} | label-pos21=right|label21= AMU: Murshidabad Centre| numbered21=F| mark-title21= [[Aligarh Muslim University: Murshidabad Centre]] (F) |shape-color21=#967117&lt;br /&gt;
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===Location===&lt;br /&gt;
Jangipur is located at {{Coord|24.4691|N|88.1032|E|}}.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Jangipur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jangipur]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It has an average elevation of 11&amp;amp;nbsp;metres (36&amp;amp;nbsp;[[foot (length)|feet]]).&lt;br /&gt;
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===Jangipur Barrage===&lt;br /&gt;
There is a 1&amp;amp;nbsp;km long barrage across the Bhagirathi at Jangipur.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =  http://wrmin.nic.in/writereaddata/Publications/anu141200246187.pdf| title = Chapter 14: Farakka Barrage Project | publisher = Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India  |access-date =  3 September 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Area overview===&lt;br /&gt;
Jangipur subdivision is crowded with 52 [[census towns]] and as such it had to be presented in two location maps. One of the maps can be seen alongside. The subdivision is located in the [[Rarh region]] that is spread over from adjoining [[Santhal Pargana division]] of [[Jharkhand]]. The land is slightly higher in altitude than the surrounding plains and is gently undulating.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A | work= Physiography, Page 13 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 24 July 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url= http://murshidabad.gov.in/About.aspx#2 | title= Murshidabad | work= Geography | publisher= Murshidabad district authorities | access-date= 24 July 2017 | archive-date= 29 August 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170829154116/http://murshidabad.gov.in/About.aspx#2 | url-status= dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The river [[Ganges]], along with its distributaries, is prominent in both the maps. At the head of the subdivision is the 2,245 m long [[Farakka Barrage]], one of the largest projects of its kind in the country.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://fbp.gov.in/ | title = Farakka Barrage Project | publisher = FBP | access-date = 12 September 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = https://edgeofhumanity.com/2020/12/27/child-labor-illnesses-lost-childhoods-indias-tobacco-industry/ |title = Child labour, illness &amp;amp; lost childhoods, India&amp;#039;s tobacco industry  |date = 27 December 2020 |publisher= Edge of Humanity Magazine, 27 December 2020| access-date = 13 July 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The subdivision has two large power plants - the 2,100 MW [[Farakka Super Thermal Power Station]] and the 1,600 MW [[Sagardighi Thermal Power Station]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url= http://ntpc.co.in/power-generation/coal-based-power-stations/farakka | title= Power Generation | work= Farakka | publisher= NTPC | access-date= 7 August 2016 | archive-date= 30 October 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161030030445/http://www.ntpc.co.in/power-generation/coal-based-power-stations/farakka | url-status= dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpdcl.co.in/wbpdcl/sagardighipowerstation.html | title = The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited | work = Sagardighi Thermal Power Project | publisher = WBPDCL | access-date = 15 August 2017 | archive-date = 23 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170823115439/http://www.wbpdcl.co.in/wbpdcl/sagardighipowerstation.html | url-status = dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to a 2016 report, there are around 1,000,000 (1 million/ ten lakh) workers engaged in the [[beedi]] industry in Jangipur subdivision. 90% are home-based and 70% of the home-based workers are women.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/10603/28080/6/06_chapter%201.pdf| title = Child workers in household industry: a study of beedi industry in Murshidabad district of West Bengal | first= Sunirmal| last= Kar| work = Viswa Bharati University thesis, page 5 | publisher = Shodhganga | access-date = 28 August 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = https://www.thestatesman.com/features/the-poor-man-s-cigarette-1485045757.html | title = The &amp;#039;Poor man&amp;#039;s cigarette&amp;#039; | work = Gurvinder Singh | date = 22 January 2017 | publisher = The Statesman, 22 January 2017 | access-date = 28 August 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/Beedi-workers-of-Jangipur-hold-key/article16588097.ece#! | title = Beedi workers of Jangipur hold key | work = Indrani Dutta | date = 30 April 2009 | publisher = The Hindu, 1 May 2009 | access-date = 28 August 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of the [[Ganges]] alone in Murshidabad district. [[River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts|Severe erosion]] occurs along the banks.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;erosion1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://gangawaterway.in/assets/7-murshidabad.pdf | title = Types and sources of floods in Murshidabad, West Bengal | work = Swati Mollah | publisher = Indian Journal of Applied Research, February 2013 | access-date = 5 September 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170820073737/http://gangawaterway.in/assets/7-murshidabad.pdf | archive-date = 20 August 2017 | url-status = dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;Note: The two maps present some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the maps are linked in the larger full screen maps.&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
The city is said to have been founded by the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] emperor [[Jahangir]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Ray |first=B. |title=District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 1961 |publisher=The superintendent, Government Printing, West Bengal |location=Calcutta |pages=111}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During Moghul period, it was known as Jahangirpur and an army camp was established in this place. During the early years of British rule (then it was known as Jungypore, Jungypoor etc) it was an important centre of the Silk Trade and the site of [[British East India Company|East India Company&amp;#039;s]] commercial residencies.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Sherer |first=Moyle |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1NcRAAAAYAAJ&amp;amp;dq=jungypore&amp;amp;pg=PA169 |title=Sketches of India |date=1821 |publisher=Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Ray |first=B. |title=District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 1961 |publisher=The superintendent, Government Printing, West Bengal |location=Calcutta |pages=111}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Jungypore silk was very famous during that time period.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Affairs of the East India Company: Minutes of evidence, 29 April 1830 {{!}} British History Online |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol62/pp1044-1050 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It was also an important centre of indigo cultivation during the later years of Company rule.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t0MTCfTz_OoC&amp;amp;dq=jungypoor+indigo&amp;amp;pg=RA1-PA217 |title=The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australia |date=1838 |publisher=Parbury, Allen, and Company |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the early twentieth century, it was best known as the toll station for registering all the traffic on the Bhagirathi.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{EB1911 |wstitle=Jangipur |volume=15 |page=150 |inline=1}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Andrew |first=sir William Patrick |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4hkEAAAAQAAJ&amp;amp;q=Jungypore |title=Indian railways, by an old Indian postmaster [sir W.P. Andrew]. |date=1848 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; But  now the trade and traffic has fallen and much of the town has been swept away by the river [[Bhagirathi River|Bhagirathi]].&lt;br /&gt;
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The subdivisional courts and offices formerly stood on the east bank of the Bhagirathi, and were moved to the west bank in consequence of the encroachments of the river. This quarter of the town is called [[Raghunathganj]] and is within municipal limits. &lt;br /&gt;
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Here there is an old mosque with an inscription saying that it was built by Saiyad Kasim and containing a chronogram, which gives 1075 A. H., or 1664 A. D., as the date.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sir Ashley Eden, Lieutenant Governor of Bengal from 1877 to 1882, was once stationed at Jangipur and transferred the subdivisional headquarters there from Aurangabad in 1856.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Ray |first=B. |title=District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 1961 |publisher=The superintendent, Government Printing, West Bengal |location=Calcutta |pages=112}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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North of Jangipur is [[Giria, India|Giria]], where two important battles were fought. One between [[Alivardi Khan]] and [[Sarfaraz Khan]] on April 29, 1740, and the other between the English under Major Adams and the troop of [[Mir Qasim]] in 1763.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1858, [[Sir William Herschel, 2nd Baronet|W. J. Herschel]], while serving as Magistrate at Jangipur,  first began the use of [[fingerprint]]s for identification at the beginning of a road building project when he made a supplier named Rajyadhar Konai sign the contract with the impression of his right hand.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite journal |last=Sarkar |first=Abhishek |date=2021-01-25 |title=Origins of Fingerprint Classification in Bengal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348778064 |journal= |quote=&amp;quot;In July 1858, at the beginning of a road-building project in Jangipur (now in Murshidabad district of West Bengal), Herschel almost serendipitously made a supplier named Rajyadhar Konai sign the contract with the impression of his right hand. This was the beginning of Herschel’s life-long fascination with fingerprints&amp;quot;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
In the 2011 census, Jangipur [[Urban Agglomeration]] had a population of 122,875, out of which 62,734 were males and 60,141 were females. The 0–6 years population was 16,299. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 75.71 per cent.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above |work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 |access-date = 2011-10-21 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{see also|List of cities in West Bengal}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&amp;amp;state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&amp;amp;state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Jangipur had a population of 74,464. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jangipur has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 56%. In Jangipur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Infrastructure==&lt;br /&gt;
According to the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;District Census Handbook, Murshidabad&amp;#039;&amp;#039;,  2011, Jangipur covered an area of 8.2&amp;amp;nbsp;km&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank etc. It had 6,968 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital (with 250 beds), 3 charitable hospitals/ nursing homes, 100 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 57 primary schools, 6 middle schools, 5 secondary schools, 5 senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college. It had  46  non-formal education centres (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational &amp;amp; cultural facilities it had 1 working women&amp;#039;s hostel, 1 stadium, 1 cinema theatre, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 3 public libraries, 3 reading rooms. It produced [[beedi]], napkins. It had the branch offices of 7 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank, 1 cooperative bank.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1907_PART_A_DCHB_MURSHIDABAD.pdf | title =  District Census Handbook Murshidabad, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Pages 981-987: Statement I: Growth History, Pages 990-993: Statement III: Civic &amp;amp; Other Amenities, Pages 993-995: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 995-1001 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities; Pages 1 001- 1002: Statement VI: Industry &amp;amp; Banking  | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal  |access-date =  26 June 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Transport ==&lt;br /&gt;
Jangipur is well connected with [[Kolkata]] and district headquarter [[Baharampur]] via [[NH 12]]. A railway station, (In Azimganj - Farakka line) [[Jangipur Road railway station]] is situated in Raghunathganj. Many express and passengers trains pass regularly over the city. Raghunathganj is a twin town of Jangipur  opposite of the [[Bhagirathi River]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Education==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Jangipur College]] was established in 1950 at Jangipur. Affiliated to the [[University of Kalyani]] it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography, philosophy, political science, economics, physics, chemistry, mathematics, botany, zoology and accountancy. From 2016 to 2017, it is offering post-graduate courses in Bengali, English, history and education in distance mode.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = https://www.jangipurcollege.in/ | title = Jangipur College | publisher = JC  |access-date =  12 September 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There is a Management Development Institute of Murshidabad which is operational from 2014.This was inaugurated by then Indian President Shri Pranab Mukherjee.This institute is one of the premier educational institution of India.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Mahasweta Devi]] Memorial Academy in 2018.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Jangipur Government Polytechnic]] (2015), recognized by the [[All India Council for Technical Education]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Affiliated Polytechnic with the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education |url=http://wbscte.net/info/list-of-politichnic.html |access-date=10 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627082310/http://wbscte.net/info/list-of-politichnic.html |archive-date=27 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Healthcare ==&lt;br /&gt;
Jangipur Subdivisional Hospital at Jangipur functions with 250 beds.&amp;lt;ref name=medical&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health &amp;amp; Family Welfare Department | work = Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal | access-date = 6 July 2021 | archive-date = 28 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 | url-status = dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Jangipur Superspeciality Hospital is functional.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = https://murshidabad.gov.in/public-utility-category/hospitals/ | title = Hospitals | work = Jangipur Super Speciality Hospital | publisher = Murshidabad district administration  | accessdate =  6 July 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Notable residents==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sarat Chandra Pandit]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Md. Sohrab]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Cities in West Bengal]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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