Jukhia
Jukhia | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates:21°58′58″N87°45′51″E/ 21.982713°N 87.764136°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purba Medinipur |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,291 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali,English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
PIN | 721430 |
Telephone/STDcode | 03228 |
Lok Sabhaconstituency | Kanthi |
Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Bhagabanpur |
Website | purbamedinipur |
Jukhiais a village and agram panchayatin theBhagabanpur IICD blockin theContai subdivisionof thePurba Medinipur districtin the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Geography
[edit]![Map](https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,21.8,87.7,400x350.png?lang=en)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Mapscaleline.svg/52px-Mapscaleline.svg.png)
5miles
Fishing Harbour
Shankarpur
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, S: port, sea-beach
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Jukhia is located at21°58′58″N87°45′51″E/ 21.982713°N 87.764136°E.
Urbanisation
[edit]93.55% of the population of Contai subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 6.45% of the population live in the urban areas and it is considerably behind Haldia subdivision in urbanization, where 20.81% of the population live in urban areas.[1]
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
[edit]According to the2011 Census of India,Jukhia had a total population of 4,291, of which 2,226 (52%) were males and 2,065 (48%) were females. There were 462 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Jukhia was 3,524 (92.03% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Education
[edit]The nearest college,Mugberia Gangadhar Mahavidyalayaat Mugberia, nearBhupatinagarwas established in 1964. In addition to the courses in arts, science and commerce, it offers degree and post-graduate courses in physical education.[3][4]
Culture
[edit]David J. McCutchionmentions the Radha-Govinda temple as a West Bengal navaratna temple with turrets having curved ridging, measuring 31’ 6 "square, and having been built in 1891–1901, rebuilt reincorporating terracotta carvings. The place is mentioned as Dheloa, possibly a neighbouring village with a similar name.[5]
Jukhia picture gallery
[edit]-
Radha Govinda temple
-
Decorations in Radha Govinda temple
-
Decorations in Radha Govinda temple
-
Decorations in Radha Govinda temple
Healthcare
[edit]Bhupatinagar Mugberia Rural Hospital atBhupatinagar(with 30 beds) is the major government medical facility in Bhagabanpur II CD block.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur".Table 2.2.Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived fromthe originalon 21 January 2019.Retrieved22 April2019.
- ^"CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)".West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks.Registrar General and Census, India.Retrieved16 August2020.
- ^"Mugberia Gangadhar Mahavidyalaya".Mugberia Gangadhar Mahavidyalaya. Archived fromthe originalon 10 October 2016.Retrieved10 November2016.
- ^"Mugberia Gangadhar Mahavidyalaya".College Admission.Retrieved10 November2016.
- ^McCutchion, David J.,Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal,first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 52. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata,ISBN978-93-81574-65-2
- ^"Health & Family Welfare Department".Health Statistics.Government of West Bengal.Retrieved27 March2019.
External links
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)