Jirat

Jirat
Bengali pronunciation: [jirit]
Town
Clockwise from top: Jirat Railway Station, Headquarter of Balagarh Block, Jirat Bus Stand, Jirat College, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, Sri Sri Sarvamangala Kali Mata Temple
Jirat is located in West Bengal
Jirat
Jirat
Location in West Bengal, India
Jirat is located in India
Jirat
Jirat
Jirat (India)
Coordinates: 23°5′54″N 88°27′42″E / 23.09833°N 88.46167°E / 23.09833; 88.46167
Country India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,430
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
712501
Telephone Code03213
Vehicle registration
  • WB 15
  • WB 16
  • WB 18
Sex Ratio
  • 3,606 (49%)
  • 3,824 (51%)
Literacy79.01%
Lok Sabha ConstituencyHooghly
MPRachana Banerjee (AITC)
Vidhan Sabha ConstituencyBalagarh
MLAManoranjan Byapari (AITC)
HighwayState Highway 6 (West Bengal)
Websitehooghly.gov.in
Ancestral town of Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee

Jirat is a census town located in Hooghly District in the Indian State of West Bengal.