Titagarh


Titagarh is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.

Geography

Location

Titagarh is located at. It has an average elevation of 15 metres.
96% of the population of Barrackpore subdivision lives in urban areas. In 2011, it had a density of population of 10,967 per km2. The subdivision has 16 municipalities and 24 census towns.
For most of the cities/ towns information regarding density of population is available in the Infobox. Population data is not available for neighbourhoods. It is available for the entire Municipal area and thereafter ward-wise.
Titagarh is bounded by Barrackpore on the north, Khardaha on the east and south and Hooghly River on the west.

Demographics

Population

As per the 2011 Census of India, Titagarh had a total population of 116,541, of which 62,735 were males and 53,806 were females. Population below 6 years was 11,510. The total number of literates in Titagarh was 84,160.
India census, 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.

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

The following Municipalities, Census Towns and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census: Kanchrapara, Jetia, Halisahar, Balibhara, Naihati, Bhatpara, Kaugachhi, Garshyamnagar, Garulia, Ichhapur Defence Estate, North Barrackpur, Barrackpur Cantonment, Barrackpore, Jafarpur, Ruiya, Titagarh, Khardaha, Bandipur, Panihati, Muragachha New Barrackpore, Chandpur, Talbandha, Patulia, Kamarhati, Baranagar, South Dumdum, North Dumdum, Dum Dum, Noapara, Babanpur, Teghari, Nanna, Chakla, Srotribati and Panpur.

Migrants

The Jute Mills drew in a large labour force from the neighboring states of Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, as well as eastern Uttar Pradesh, 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 a stunning 90% in Titagarh.

Police

Titagarh police station under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Titagarh Municipal area.

Post Office

Titagarh has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 700119 in the North Presidency Division of kolkata district in Calcutta region. Other post offices with the same PIN are Bisalakshi Ghat, Bandipur, Bramhasthan and Patulia.

Infrastructure

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Titagarh municipal city covered an area of 3.24 km2. Amongst the civic amenities it had 34 km of roads and both open and closed drains. Amongst the educational facilities It had 85 primary schools, 10 middle schools, 10 secondary schools and 7 senior secondary schools. Amongst the commodities manufactured were jute, fertiliser and wagons. It had 4 bank branches.
According to the Barrackpore administration, the facilities available at Titagarh include 80 km roads, 80 km drains, 1 ferry ghat, 2 cinema halls, medical centres and 4 post offices/ sub post offices.
See also Cities and towns in Barrackpore subdivision

Economy

Industry

The Titagarh Paper Mills were set up at Titagarh and Kakinara in 1882. 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. 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. The successor of Titagarh Paper Mills is Titagarh Industries Ltd., 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, Titagarh Wagons Ltd., Titagarh Steels, and, in other locations, Continental Valves, TIL Valves, Tecalemit Industries Ltd., and Panihati Rubber Ltd. A brief about the industries in Titagarh follows.
There are a number of jute mills in the Titagarh area listed by the Jute Commissioner: Kelvin Jute Mill, Titagarh Jute Mill and Sunbeam Vanijya. These mills are not declared as closed but they do not seem to be in operation. Information about these mills is not readily available.

Transport

passes through Titagarh.
78 is the most frequent bus in Titagarh which runs from Barrackpore Court to Esplanade. Besides many buses connect Titagarh to various neighbourhoods - 81/1, C28 and S32, S11, E32 etc.
Titagarh railway station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line is 20 km from Sealdah Station. It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.
Peer Ghat links to Maniktala Ferry Ghat at Serampore. Lakshmi Ghat links to Mahesh Jagganath Ferry Ghat at Rishra.

Education

The schools here are:
The Annapurna temple at Talpukur, Titagarh, was built in 1875, by Jagadamba Devi, youngest daughter of Rani Rashmoni. She was married to Mathur Mohan Biswas, who after the death of his first wife Karunamoyee, third daughter of Rani Rashmoni, married Jagadamba Devi. The temple was opened to devotees by Ramakrishna Paramahansadeb. The temple, located on the bank of the Ganges at Rasmani ghat, has many similarities with the Bhavatarini temple at Dakshineswar. It is a Navaratna temple.