Jangipur, Murshidabad

Jangipur
Jahangirpur
City
Jangipur Road railway station
Jangipur is located in West Bengal
Jangipur
Jangipur
Location in West Bengal, India
Jangipur is located in India
Jangipur
Jangipur
Jangipur (India)
Coordinates: 24°28′09″N 88°06′12″E / 24.4691°N 88.1032°E / 24.4691; 88.1032
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Jangipur Municipality (JM)1869
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyJangipur Municipality
 • Administrative DivisionMalda
Area
 • City8.20 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • City88,165
 • Density11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
122,875
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Lok Sabha constituencyJangipur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJangipur
Websitejangipurmunicipality.org
murshidabad.nic.in

Jangipur is a city and a municipality in Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Jangipur subdivision. It is situated on the banks of the Bhagirathi. Jangipur is an old town having reference from the historical period of Moghul emperor Jahangir when an army camp was established here.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Jangipur City".
  2. ^ "Welcome to jangipurmunicipality.org". jangipurmunicipality.org. Retrieved 14 May 2022.