Jhargram
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Jhargram ঝাড়গ্রাম |
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Jhargram Deer Park
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| Nickname(s): Aranya Sundari-অরণ্য সুন্দরী | |
 Jhargram
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| Coordinates: 22°27′N 86°59′E / 22.45°N 86.98°ECoordinates: 22°27′N 86°59′E / 22.45°N 86.98°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Jhargram |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Chairperson | Raja Shivendra Bijoy Malla Deb |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 61,712 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 721507 |
| Telephone code | 03221 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-49,50 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jhargram |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jhargram, Gopiballavpur |
| Website | www |
Jhargram (Bengali: ঝাড়গ্রাম) is a city and the administrative headquarters of Jhargram district located in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a municipality which is a popular tourist destination known for its forests,ancient temples and royal palaces
Jhargram is located at 22°27′N 86°59′E / 22.45°N 86.98°E. It has an average elevation of 81 metres (265 feet). The weather, like much of Bengal, is extremely humid and tropical. Temperatures can reach as high as 46 °C in the hot and dry months of May and June but can plummet to 4 °C in the chilly nights of December and January.
Legend says that around 1592 CE, Raja Man Singh of Amber had come to conquer Bengal on behest of Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great from Rajputana (Rajasthan) to expand the Mughal Empire to Eastern India. He appointed one of his loyal officers in the army, Sarveshwar Singh, to defeat the local rulers of the region known as Junglekhand. This area is also mentioned in Ain-i-Akbari as Jharikhanda, and it was populated by the Santhal, Munda, Bhumij and Lodha people groups. The area belonged to the Mal Raja. The Mals were ancient warriors and were powerful people in the eastern part of India since the time of the Mauryas and the Guptas.
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