Jiran Gachhi | |
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Village | |
  Jiran Gachhi Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Jiran Gachhi Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°32′48″N88°32′23″E / 22.5468°N 88.5397°E /22.5468; 88.5397 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Bhangar II |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.70 km2 (0.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,193 |
| • Density | 3,050/km2 (7,910/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700135 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bhangar |
| Website | www |
Jiran Gachhi is a village within the jurisdiction of theBhangar police station in theBhangar IICD block in theBaruipur subdivision of theSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 10census towns. The entire district is situated in theGanges Delta and the northern part of the subdivision is a flat plain bordering the metropolis ofKolkata.[3][4][5]
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.
Jiran Gachhi is located at22°32′48″N88°32′23″E / 22.5468°N 88.5397°E /22.5468; 88.5397. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).
According to the2011 Census of India, Jiran Gachhi had a total population of 5,193, of which 2,724 (52%) were males and 2,769 (53%) were females. There were 773 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Jiran Gachhi was 3,136 (71.18% of the population over 6 years).[6]
A short stretch of local roads link Jiran Gachhi to theState Highway 3.[7]
Jiran Gachhi Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Bhangar II CD block.[8]
