?Jafarpur
West Bengal • India
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Location of Jafarpur
Coordinates: 22°19′N 88°14′E / 22.32, 88.23
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 2 m (7 ft)
District(s) North 24 Parganas
Population 14,032 (2001)

Coordinates: 22°19′N 88°14′E / 22.32, 88.23 Jafarpur is a census town under Titagarh police station of Barrackpore subdivision [1]in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Contents

Geography

Jafarpur is located at 22°19′N 88°14′E / 22.32, 88.23[2]. It has an average elevation of 2 metres (7 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census[3], Jafarpur had a population of 14,032. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jafarpur has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 89%, and female literacy is 83%. In Jafarpur, 7% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [4]

References

  1. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
  2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jafarpur
  3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved on 2008-11-01.
  4. ^ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.

See also

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jafarpur"


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