Jaynagar Majilpur
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Jaynagar Majilpur Jaynagar |
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| Kolkata Metropolitan Region | |
Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality
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 Jaynagar Majilpur
 Jaynagar Majilpur
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| Coordinates: 22°10′09″N 88°24′57″E / 22.1691°N 88.4157°ECoordinates: 22°10′09″N 88°24′57″E / 22.1691°N 88.4157°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| Established | 01/04/1869 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Chairman-Council |
| • Body | Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.85 km2 (2.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 25,922 |
| • Density | 4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 743337 |
| Telephone code | +91 3218 220/221 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-01 to WB-10, WB-19, WB-20, WB-22, WB-22U, WB-95, WB-96 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar (SC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jaynagar (SC) |
| Website | www |
Jaynagar Majilpur, popularly known as Jaynagar, is a city and a municipality under Jaynagar police station of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is situated in the southern suburbs of Kolkata. As an urban setup in the vicinity of the Kolkata, the city is within the area of Greater Kolkata. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). While they form a common municipality both the towns are also identified individually as Jaynagar and Majilpur. Jaynagar is famous for the sweet delicacy Jaynagarer Moa.
The town of Majilpur, is an ancient settlement. The etymology of the name is an interesting one. Originally the Ganges would flow over where the town is, but slowly it started silting down. This silting is called "Moje Jaowa" (মজে যাওয়া) in Bengali, from which the town derived the name, "Mojapur" (মজাপুর). Over time it became "Mojpur", "Mojipur" and then "Mojilpur" or Majilpur (মজিলপুর).
This town carries the memory of a very significant incident in the history of the Bengal. When Raja Pratapaditya Roy, the last Independent Hindu king of Bengal at Jessore was defeated by the Mughal forces, the State Diwan's (Grand Vizier) family and the State Priest's family were forced to flee to avoid persecution and conversion. They settled down in the Majilpur town to form the estate of the Duttas, and the Brahmin priest, Sree Krishna Udgata, who came over, settled down in what is today the Bhattacharya Para (ভটচায্ পাড়া). All the Bhattacharyas in the town are his scions, with the current 13th generation being settled out of the town.
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