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Kajlagarh | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 22°02′03″N 87°47′55″E / 22.0343°N 87.7986°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purba Medinipur |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 721626 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bhagabanpur |
Website | purbamedinipur |
Kajlagarh is a village and a gram panchayat in Bhagabanpur I CD block in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Kajlagarh is located at 22°02′03″N 87°47′55″E / 22.0343°N 87.7986°E.
96.96% of the population of Egra subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 3.04% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.[1]
The headquarters of Bhagabanpur I CD block are located at Kajlagarh.[2]
Kajlagarh is on Egra-Bajkul Road.[3]
The nearest railway station, Deshapran railway station, is on the Tamluk-Digha line, constructed in 2003–04.[4][5]
Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya was established at Tethi Bari mouza, PO Kismat Bajkul, in 1964. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.[6]
David J. McCutchion mentions the Gopala temple as an 18th-century West Bengal Navaratna, measuring 35' 3" square, having slight terracotta.[7]
There is a primary health centre at Kajlagarh (with 6 beds).[8]
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Kajlagarh Rajbari |