Narajole

Narajole
Village
Narajole Show map of West Bengal Narajole Show map of India Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°34′01.2″N 87°36′54.0″E / 22.567000°N 87.615000°E / 22.567000; 87.615000Coordinates: 22°34′01.2″N 87°36′54.0″E / 22.567000°N 87.615000°E / 22.567000; 87.615000
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population (2011)
• Total	4,085
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone/STD code	03225
Lok Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Daspur
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Narajole (also referred to as Nij Narajol) is a village in Daspur I CD Block in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Nij Narajol had a total population of 4,085 of which 2,089 (51%) were males and 1,996 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 492. The total number of literates in Nil Narajol was 2,930 (71.73% of the population over 6 years).^[1]

Transport

Keshpur-Daspur Road passes through Narajole.^[2]

Education

Narajole Raj College was established in 1966 and is affiliated to Vidyasagar University. It offers undergraduate courses in science and arts. It has started a post-graduate course in Bengali. Amongst those who took a leading part in establishing the college were: Anjali Khan, belonging to the family of the erstwhile rulers of the region, Rajani Kanta Dolai, a polical activist involved in the freedom movement, and Radhayashyam Mondal, a social activist.^[3][4]

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