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Jalchak
Jalchak is a village in the Pingla CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography  
8km 5miles
Kangsabati River
Satyapur H 
Raj Ballabh H
Loyada H
Jalchak H
Dhaneshwarpur Madhyabar H
Chak Bajit H
IIT, Kharagpur F
Kharagpur M
Hijli R
Satkul R
Salua R
Pingla R
Maligram R
Madpur R
Gangaram Chak R
Debra R
Changual R
Kharagpur Railway Settlement CT
Kalaikunda CT
Balichak CT Cities and towns in the northern part of Kharagpur subdivision (including Khararagpur I & II, Debra and Pingla CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly LocationJalchak is located at 22°14′37″N 87°40′20″E / 22.243611°N 87.672194°E. Area overviewKharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly half of the district's population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[2] 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. DemographicsAccording to the 2011 Census of India, Jalchak had a total population of 6,793, of which 3,620 (53%) were males and 3,173 (47%) were females. There were 825 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Jalchak was 5,049 (84.60% of the population over 6 years).[3] EducationJalchak Nateswari Netaji Vidyayatan is a Bengali-medium co-educational institution established in 1949. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 4,000 books, 10 computers and a playground.[4] CultureDavid J. McCutchion mentions the Ramchandra temple of Bhattacharya family as a pancha ratna having rekha turrets with curved cornices and porch on three arches, richly terracotta decorated, built in 1817, measuring 18’ 2" square.[5] Jalchak picture gallery
HealthcareThere is a primary health centre at Jalchak, with 10 beds.[6] References
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