Jirat
Jirat is a census town located in Hooghly District in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is the administrative headquarter of Balagarh Block. It is birthplace of the Dr. Gangaprasad Mukherjee, Writer Charuchandra Banerjee, Tollywood actor Anil Chatterjee, sonnet writer Debendranath Senthe and poet Mohitlal Majumdar etc.
Jirat
Bengali pronunciation: [jirit] | |
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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 Location in West Bengal, India Jirat Jirat (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°5′54″N 88°27′42″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,430 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | • Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712501 |
| Telephone Code | 03213 |
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| Sex Ratio |
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| Literacy | 79.01% |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Hooghly |
| MP | Locket Chatterjee (BJP) |
| Vidhan Sabha Constituency | Balagarh |
| MLA | Manoranjan Byapari (AITC) |
| Highway | State Highway 6 (West Bengal) |
| Website | hooghly |
| Ancestral town of Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee | |
2 km south from Jirat railway station, Smitimandir is a beautiful Radhagopinath temple. The annual festival of 'Pancham dol' is held here during the month of March and the famous 'Rash Utsab' in November. Smitimandir has also Hanuman Balaji temple. A major festival Hanuman Jayanti is held during the month of April. 1 km east from Jirat station is the historical place of Kaliagarh, the banks of river Bhagirathi was the 'Gang of Dacoits' settlement in Hooghly District. It has an ancient Kali and Shiva temple, which is the oldest temple in Jirat. The Shiva temple Mahakal Bhairav has sculptured terracotta tiles representing ships and scenes of Hindu Gods from the Ramayana.