Jalchak

Jalchak
Village
Jalchak Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Jalchak Jalchak (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°14′37″N87°40′20″E / 22.243611°N 87.672194°E / 22.243611; 87.672194 Coordinates: 22°14′37″N87°40′20″E / 22.243611°N 87.672194°E / 22.243611; 87.672194
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,793
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721155
Telephone/STD code	03222
Lok Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Pingla
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Jalchak is a village in the Pingla CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Cities and towns in the northern part of Kharagpur subdivision (including Khararagpur I & II, Debra and Pingla CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Jalchak is located at 22°14′37″N87°40′20″E / 22.243611°N 87.672194°E / 22.243611; 87.672194 .

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. ^[1] With a density of population of 787 per km²nearly half of the district's population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas. ^[2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Jalchak had a total population of 6,793, of which 3,620 (53%) were males and 3,173 (47%) were females. There were 825 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Jalchak was 5,049 (84.60% of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

Education

Jalchak Nateswari Netaji Vidyayatan is a Bengali-medium co-educational institution established in 1949. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 4,000 books, 10 computers and a playground. ^[4]

Culture

David J. McCutchion mentions the Ramchandra temple of Bhattacharya family as a pancha ratna having rekha turrets with curved cornices and porch on three arches, richly terracotta decorated, built in 1817, measuring 18’ 2” square. ^[5]

Jalchak picture gallery

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  Pancha-ratna Ram Chandra temple in a perilous condition
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  Ram Chandra temple
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  Ram Chandra temple has exquisite terracotta work
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  Terracotta panels
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  Pancha-ratna Radha Krishna temple in perilous condition
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  The deity in the garbhagriha
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  Terracotta panel

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Jalchak, with 10 beds. ^[6]

References

1. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
4. "Jalchak NNV U Pry". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
5. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 49. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN   978-93-81574-65-2
6. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 19 September 2020.