{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Jangalpur | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = [[Census Town]] | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India3 | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India | coordinates = {{coord|23.827611|N|86.578311|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]] | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 5.87 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 7,603 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | postal_code = 828109 | area_code_type = Telephone/ STD code | area_code = | registration_plate = | blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = [[Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhanbad]] | blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = [[Sindri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sindri]] | website = {{URL|dhanbad.nic.in/}} | footnotes = }} '''Jangalpur''' is a [[census town]] in [[Govindpur (community development block)|Govindpur]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Dhanbad Sadar subdivision]] of [[Dhanbad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].
==Geography== {{OSM Location map | width=400| height=200| zoom=10 | coord={{coord|23|52|40|N|86|22|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities, towns and locations in the northern portion of Dhanbad Sadar subdivision in Dhanbad district'''<br/>MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: Census Town, N: Neighbourhood, R: Rural/ Urban centre<br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |mark-coord1={{coord|23|54|30|N|86|11|24|E}} | label-pos1=right|label1= Topchanchi | numbered1=CT| mark-title1=[[Topchanchi]] (CT)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #A40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2 |mark-coord2={{coord|23|53|47|N|86|7|43|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2= Hariharpur| numbered2=CT| mark-title2=[[Hariharpur, Dhanbad]] (CT) |mark-coord3={{coord|23|52|4|N|86|9|23|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3= Gomoh| numbered3=CT| mark-title3=[[Gomoh]] (CT) |mark-coord4={{coord|23|51|48|N|86|10|7|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4= Gunghasa| numbered4=CT| mark-title4=[[Gunghasa]] (CT) |mark-coord5={{coord|23|52|42|N|86|20|12|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5= Rajganj| numbered5=CT| mark-title5=[[Rajganj, Dhanbad]] (CT) |mark-coord6={{coord|23|50|19|N|86|31|07|E}} | label-pos6=top|label6= Gobindpur| numbered6=CT| mark-title6=[[Gobindpur, Jharkhand]] (CT) |mark-coord7={{coord|23|47|1|N|86|28|53|E}} | label-pos7=right|label7= Karmatanr| numbered7=CT| mark-title7=[[Karmatanr, Dhanbad]] (CT) |mark-coord8={{coord|23|49|39|N|86|34|42|E}} | label-pos8=bottom|label8= Jangalpur| numbered8=CT| mark-title8=Jangalpur (CT)|shape-color8=black| label-size8=13|label-color8=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors --> |mark-coord9={{coord|23|50|45|N|86|25|39|E}} | label-pos9=left|label9= Barwaada| numbered9=R| mark-title9=[[Barwaada]] (R)|shape-color9=#C42222 |mark-coord10={{coord|23|59|13|N|86|27|6|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10= Tundi| numbered10=R| mark-title10=[[Tundi]] (R)|shape-color10=#C42222 |mark-coord11={{coord|23|53|21|N|86|35|15|E}} | label-pos11=left|label11= Latani| numbered11=R| mark-title11=[[Latani, Dhanbad]] (R)|shape-color11=#C42222 |mark-coord12={{coord|23|58|30|N|86|8|0|E}}| label12= Pareshnath|labela12= Hill | label-color12 = #C42222 | label-angle12=0| label-pos12=bottom| label-size12=10| mark-size12=0| mark-title12 =none}}
===Location=== Jangalpur is located at {{coord|23.827611|N|86.578311|E|display=inline}}.
<small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>
===Overview=== The region shown in the map lies to the north of [[Dhanbad]] city and is an extensive rural area with villages (particularly in the northern areas) scattered around hills. One of the many [[Spur (topography)|spurs]] of [[Pareshnath Hill]] (1,365.50 m), situated in neighbouring Giridih district, passes through the Topchanchi and Tundi areas of the district. The [[Barakar River]] flows along the northern boundary. The region shown in the map covers several [[Community development block in India|CD blocks]] – [[Topchanchi (community development block)|Topchanchi]], [[Govindpur (community development block)|Govindpur]], [[Tundi (community development block)|Tundi]], [[Purbi Tundi (community development block)|Purbi Tundi]] and a small part of [[Baghmara (community development block)|Baghmara]]. The Kolkata-Agra [[National Highway 19 (India)|National Highway 19]] (old number NH 2)/ [[Grand Trunk Road]] cuts across the southern part of the region.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Dhanbad | work = Series 21, Part XIIA, pages 4-5, 5-6, 8 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | access-date = 4 June 2019}}</ref>
==Demographics== As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Jangalpur had a total population of 7,603 of which 3,923 (52%) were males and 3,680 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,421. The total number of literates in Jangalpur was 4,195 (67.86% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 11 June 2019}}</ref>
==Infrastructure== Jangalpur has an area of 5.87 km<sup>2</sup>. It is 15 km from the district headquarters Dhanbad. There is a railway station at Dhanbad. Buses are available in the town. It has 8 km roads and open drains. The two major sources of protected water supply are uncovered wells and hand pumps. There are 921 domestic electric connections. Amongst the medical facilities it has got 2 medicine shops. Amongst the educational facilities, it has 1 primary school, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school and 1 general degree college.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Dhanbad, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 639-664 Statements | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | access-date = 9 June 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Dhanbad District}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Dhanbad district]]
{{Jharkhand-geo-stub}}