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{{Short description|Town in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{More citations needed|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jirat
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Bengali
| other_name = {{IPA|bn|jirit}}
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Census Town
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top: [[Jirat railway station|Jirat Railway Station]], [[Balagarh (community development block)|Headquarter of Balagarh Block]], Jirat Bus Stand, [[Balagarh Bijoy Krishna Mahavidyalaya|Jirat College]], [[Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee]], Sri Sri Sarvamangala Kali Mata Temple
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| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png}} [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]
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| population_total = 7,430
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = • [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 712501
| area_code_type = Telephone Code
| area_code = 03213
| registration_plate = *WB 15
*WB 16
*WB 18
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex Ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = *3,606 (49%) [[female|♀]]
* 3,824 (51%) [[male|♂]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 79.01%
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] Constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hooghly]]
| blank4_name = MP
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[Rachana Banerjee]] (AITC)
| blank5_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] Constituency
| blank5_info_sec1 = [[Balagarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Balagarh]]
| blank6_name = MLA
| blank6_info_sec1 = [[Manoranjan Byapari]] (AITC)
| blank7_name_sec1 = [[State highways in India|Highway]]
| blank7_info_sec1 = [[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)]]
| website = {{URL|http://hooghly.gov.in/}}
| footnotes = Ancestral town of [[Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee]]
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'''Jirat''' is a [[census town]] located in [[Hooghly district|Hooghly District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|State]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Geography==
[[File:Jirat.jpg|alt=Jirat Station|thumb|301x301px]]
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===Location===
Jirat is situated under [[Balagarh (community development block)|Balagarh Block]]. Balagarh BDO Office are located near Jirat. The [[Balagarh (community development block)|Balagarh CD Block]] is mostly part of the Hooghly Flats, one of the three natural regions in the district composed of the flat [[alluvium|alluvial]] plains that form a part of the [[Ganges Delta|Gangetic Delta]]. The region is a narrow strip of land along the 80 km long stretch of the [[Hooghly River]], that forms the eastern boundary of the district.<ref name=C1>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1912_PART_A_DCHB_HUGLI.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA | work= Physiography, Page 17|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 27 September 2018 }}</ref>

===Urbanisation===
There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of the [[Hooghly River]] has been industrialised over a long period. With foreigners dominating the area’s industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised districts in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant.<ref name=C1 />

In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly |work = Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a) |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 27 September 2018 |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |url-status = dead }}</ref> In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two were overwhelmingly rural and two were wholly rural.<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 27 September 2018}}</ref>

=== Religions ===
[[File:Old Siddheswari Temple, 600 years old Kali temple in Hooghly 08.jpg|left|thumb|Siddheswari Temple of Jirat]]
Hinduism is majority religion in Jirat. Islam is second most popular religion, most of the Muslim population situated in Dwarpara. Christianity is followed by minority of peoples.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Jirat had a total population of 7,430, of which 3,824 (51%) were males and 3,606 (49%) were females. The total number of literates in Jirat was 5,308 (79.01% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011/>

==Transport==
===Railway===
[[Jirat railway station]] is situated in the [[Bandel-Katwa Line]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=roy |first=Joydeep |title=Jirat Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/jirat-jit/4125 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref>

===By Road===
The [[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)]] passes through Jirat, connects [[Tribeni, Hooghly|Tribeni]], [[Kalna, India|Kalna]], [[Nabadwip]] and [[Katwa]] by road.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 15 October 2016}}</ref>

===Airlines===
The nearest airport is [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]], [[Dum Dum]] (58 kilometres distanced).

===Driving Distance to Kolkata===
Approximate driving distance between Kolkata and Jirat is {{convert|71|km|abbr=on}}.

===Bus Route===
Jirat is connected with [[Chuchura]] by Bus (Bus Route 8).

===Autorickshaw and Jeep Cars===
Jirat is connected with [[Mogra]], [[Tribeni, Hooghly|Tribeni]], [[Guptipara]] by autorickshaw and Jeep Cars.

==Temples==
The oldest temples in Jirat are:
* Sri Sri Radhagapinath Jeu
* Sideswari Kali and Mahakal Bairav Temple<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2022-10-23 |title=Kali Puja 2022: ডাকাত কালী থেকে সিদ্ধেশ্বরী, কীভাবে পরিবর্তিত হলেন 600 বছরের প্রাচীন দেবী ? |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/bengali/west-bengal/state/hooghly/history-of-jirat-siddheswari-kali-puja/wb20221023134225693693854 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=bn}}</ref>
* Kaliagarh temple<ref>{{Cite web |title=হাজার বছরের পুরনো জিরাটের এই ডাকাতকালী মন্দিরেই সতীর দেহাংশ পড়েছিল! |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/a-kali-temple-known-to-be-as-one-of-the-shakti-peeths-in-jirat-dgtld/cid/1379026 |access-date=10 June 2024}}</ref>
* Sri Sri Sarvamangala Kalimata Temple
* Darmaraj Temple
* Bura Shiva Temple
* Sri Sri Hanuman Balaji Temple
* Jora Shiva Temple
* Sri Sri Mrinmoyee Kalimata Temple
* Pravu Jagannath Temple

==Festivals==
[[Durga Puja]] is the main attraction of the town. Among the old houses where Durga Puja is held are 'Mathbari', 'Borobari', 'Chotobari', 'Bhanubabur Bari' and 'Roy Bari'. People of Jirat celebrates Kali Puja, Saraswati Puja, Rash Utsav, Hurum Mela, Panchamdol, Rathyatra too.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}

==Healthcare==
A variety of hospitals, nursing homes, and sub-health centers have branches in Jirat, with notable examples being Jirat Rural Hospital, Ahammedpur Block Health Care Center, Envision Eye Foundation, Aastha Nursing Home etc.

==Education==

===College===
* [[Balagarh Bijoy Krishna Mahavidyalaya]]
===School(s)===
* Jirat Colony High School
* Holy Child Academy.
* Kabura Panchpara High School
* Ashutosh Smritimandir Girls High School
* Balagarh High School

===Sport School===
* Jirat Cricket Academy (Cricket Academy)
* Jirat FootBall Academy (FootBall Academy)

==Notable Persons==
* [[Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee]], Educator and Vice-Chancellor of the [[University of Calcutta]]
* [[Panchanan Karmakar]], Inventor of wooden [[Bengali language|Bengali]] alphabet typeface
* [[Shyama Prasad Mukherjee]], Politician
* [[Anil Chatterjee]], Indian Actor
* [[Mohitlal Majumdar]], Poet
* [[Ashim Kumar Majhi]], Indian Politician

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Hooghly District}}


[[Category:Cities and towns in Hooghly district]]

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