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| Coordinates | 22°51′N 88°23′E / 22.85°N 88.38°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | North 24 Parganas |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 15 m (49 ft) |
Jagatdal (also known as Jagaddal, Bengali: জগদ্দল) is a town and police station under Barrackpore subdivision[1] in North 24 Parganas district, on the banks of the Ganges river in the state of West Bengal, India. Situated on the eastern banks of the river, the town has many jute mills. The town is administratively part of Bhatpara Municipality. The town has an Indian Army base workshop (No-507).
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Jagatdal is located at 22°51′N 88°23′E / 22.85°N 88.38°E[2]. It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet). It is 34 km from Sealdah Station and 4 km from Naihati Junction on the Sealdah-Naihati branch line of Eastern Railway.[3] It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.
The Jute Mills drew in a large labour force from the neighbouring states of Bihar and Orissa, as well as eastern Uttar Pradesh, quite often forming an overwhelming majority of the population in the area, living in shanty towns and bustees dotting the mill area.[4]
Haripada Basu of AIFB won the Jagatdal assembly seat defeating Rahul (Biswajit) Sinha of BJP in 2006 and Mukul Roy of AITC in 2001. Anay Gopal Sinha of INC defeated Nihar Basu of FBL in 1996. Nihar Basu of FBL defeated Anay Gopal Sinha of INC in 1991, Nani Gopal Sarkar of INC in 1987, Mrigen Lahiry of INC in 1982 and Sudhin Bhattacharjee of INC in 1977.[5]
Jagatdal assembly constituency is part of Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency).
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [6]
   | Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ) - Groundwater arsenic contamination in West Bengal |
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