Janai, Hooghly
Janai | |
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Census Town | |
  Janai Location in West Bengal, India  Janai Janai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°42′57″N 88°14′33″E / 22.7157°N 88.2426°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 12,837 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712304 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Serampore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chanditala |
| Website | wb |
Janai is a Census Town and a Gram Panchayat in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA)[1]. It is a part of Chanditala-II Development Block.[2]
Monohara is a famous, heart-shaped Bengali sandesh that originated in Janai. It is known for its soft, cardamom-scented chana center coated in a crunchy, caramelized sugar shell[3]. It was also nominated for GI tag in 2023[4].
Demographics
[edit]As per 2011 Census of India, Janai had a total population of 12,837 of which 6,423 (50%) were males and 6,414 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,203. The total number of literates in Janai was 10,190 (87.59% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Dankuni Urban Agglomeration
[edit]As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes: Dankuni (M), Purba Tajpur (CT), Kharsarai (CT), Begampur (CT), Chikrand (CT), Pairagachha (CT), Barijhati (CT), Garalgachha (CT), Krishnapur (CT), Baruipara (CT), Borai (CT), Nawapara (CT), Basai (CT), Gangadharpur (CT), Manirampur (CT), Janai (CT), Kapashanria (CT), Jaykrishnapur (CT), Tisa (CT), Baksa (CT), Panchghara (CT) and Naiti (CT).[6]
Education
[edit]Janai Training High School Established in Year : 1850 Management : Dept. of Education Coeducation: Co-Educational. Medium of Instruction: Bengali.
Bhaduri Mahasaya, revered as Maharishi Nagendranath Bhaduri, once guided young minds as headmaster of Janai Training High School.[7] Bhaduri Mahasaya was also known as "The Levitating Saint" due to accounts of his levitation during intense pranayama practices, as described by Paramahansa Yogananda in his Autobiography of a Yogi.[8]
Geography
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2.5miles
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Janai is located at 22°42′57″N 88°14′33″E / 22.7157°N 88.2426°E.
Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, Begampur, Baksa, Panchghara, Chikrand, Janai, Pairagachha, Naiti, Barijhati, Garalgachha and Krishnapur, all the census towns form a series from the northern part of Chanditala II CD Block to its southern part. The only municipality in the area, Dankuni, located outside the CD Block, occupies the south-east corner of the entire cluster.[9]
Urbanisation
[edit]Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).[10][5] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Gram panchayat
[edit]Villages and census towns in Janai gram panchayat are: Jagannathbati and Janai.[11]
Healthcare
[edit]Janai Baksa Primary Health Centre functions with 10 beds.[12][13]
Transport
[edit]Janai Road railway station is 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Howrah on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line and is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority". kmda.wb.gov.in. Archived from the original on 28 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Mouza Information". Land & Land Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ↑ "A Sweet That Appeals To Your Heart: The Legendary Monohara Unique to West Bengal". Slurrp. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "11 items from Bengal nominated for GI tag by state institute. Check the list". The Times of India. 14 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- 1 2 "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ "Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ Chatterjee, Jaba (2023). LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF MAHARSHI NAGENDRANATH (3rd ed.). Sanatan Dharma Pracharini Sabha (1891), Shree Shree Nagendra Math (1916), Nagendra Mission (2005), 2B Rammohan Roy Road, Kolkata- 700 009: Sabitadeb Banerjee. p. 12.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ↑ Yogananda, Paramhansa (2023). The Levitating Saint, AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI. Yogoda Satsang Math, 21, U.N Mukherjee Road, Dakshineswar, Kolkata 7000076: YOGODA SATSANG SOCIETY OF INDIA. p. 59. ISBN 978-81-93939-71-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ↑ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Map of Chanditala II CD Block, page 663. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ "Jagannathbati". Indian Village Directory. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ↑ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ↑ "Hooghly.gov.phc". Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ↑ "36811 Howrah Bardhaman Local (via Chord)". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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