Titagarh
Titagarh
Titagarh | |
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city | |
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| Government | |
| • Municipality Chairman | prasanta choudhary [1] |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 124,198 |
| Website | north24parganas.nic.in |
Titagarh (Template:Lang-bn) is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.[2]
Geography
Titagarh is located at 22°44′N 88°22′E / 22.74°N 88.37°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet). It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Titagarh is the most densely populated city in India and ranks 3rd in the world.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[4] Titagarh had a population of 124,198. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Titagarh has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 57%. In Titagarh, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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. The proportion of migrants in the population was 90% in Titagarh [5]
It is the most dense city in India and third most in the world,having a population density of 38,337/sqkm.
Politics
Adv. Sil Bhadra Dutta of TMC won the Titagarh assembly seat in 2011, defeating Dr. Madhu Samanta of CPI(M). Pravin Kumar Shaw of CPI(M) defeated Ashok Shukla of Trinamool Congress in 2001 and of Indian National Congress in 1996, as well as Ganga Prasad Sha of the Indian National Congress in 1991. Ganga Prasad Sha of Congress defeated Mohammed Amin of CPI (M) in 1987 and 1982. Mohammad Amin of CPI (M) defeated Ganga Prasad Sha of Congress in 1977.[6]
Economy
The Titagarh Paper Mills were set up at Titagarh and Kakinara in 1882.[7] The group consisted of two paper mills in West Bengal, along with several jute mills and other associated factories, including Kinnison Jute MIll, Titagarh Jute MIll No. 2, Standard Jute Mill, Empire Jute Mill, George Salter India, Britannia Engineering Works, a CESC generating station, and other facilities, most of which were located in Titagarh, and at one time held under and governed by a single managing agency. The Titagarh Paper Mills, long established as India's leading manufacturer of specialty papers, currency note paper, and newsprint, produced a total of 38,550 tons of paper in 1947.[8] The paper production facilities were extensively modernized and expanded between 1966 and 1974, to keep pace with the demands of India's burgeoning post-Independence press, and a third, leading-edge, paper mill of the TPM group was developed in Choudwar, Orissa, but the third paper mill was later sold to Ballarpur Industries Ltd.[9] The successor of Titagarh Paper Mills is Titagarh Industries Ltd.,[10] located in Kolkata and formed as an umbrella organization, which in 1994 acquired Titagarh Paper Mills and its related facilities in West Bengal. The diversified company now includes Titagarh Paper Mills,[11] Titagarh Wagons Ltd.,[12] Titagarh Steels,[13] and, in other locations, Continental Valves, TIL Valves, Tecalemit Industries Ltd., and Panihati Rubber Ltd.
References
- ^ Official District Administration site
- ^ "Base Map of Kolkata Metroploitan area". Kolkata Metroploitan Development Authority. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Titagarh
- ^ Template:GR
- ^ Goswami, Onkar, Calcutta’s Economy 1918-1970 The fall from Grace in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol II, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, p 90, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-563697-X
- ^ "Partywise comparison since 1977". 133 - Titagarh Assembly Constituency, West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ History of Paper Technology in India
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- ^ Titagarh Wagons Ltd.
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in addition to the Titagarh Paper MIlls, several jute and other factories are located in Titagarh, including Kinnison Jute MIll, Titagarh Jute MIll No. 2, Standard Jute Mill, Empire Jute Mill, Britannia Engineering Works, CESC Generating Station and more.