Jhargram district

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Jhargram
District
Clockwise from top: View from the top of Belpahari, Rameshwar Temple, Jhargram Palace, Kanak Durga Temple, Chilkigarh Rajbari
Location of Jhargram in West Bengal
Jhargram district
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Medinipur division
Established (as a district)	April 4, 2017 (7 years ago) (2017-04-04)
Headquarter	Jhargram
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Jhargram
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Jhargram, Gopiballavpur, Nayagram, Binpur
Area
• Total	3,037.90 km2 (1,172.94 sq mi)
Population  (2011*)
• Total	1,136,548
• Density	370/km2 (970/sq mi)
• Urban	61,712
• Scheduled Castes	228,592 (20.11%)
• Scheduled Tribes	333,770 (29.37%)
Demographics
• Literacy	89.2%
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	AH46, SH 5, SH 9, NH 6 (Bombay Road)
Website	jhargram.gov.in
* The population figure of the district is an estimation based on the 2011 census of the undivided Paschim Medinipur district.

Jhargram is a district in the state of West Bengal, India.The district lies between the Kangsabati River in the north and the Subarnarekha in the south. Jhargram has one of the lowest population densities among the districts of West Bengal, with almost all its population living in rural areas. It is a popular tourist destination known for its sal forests, elephants, ancient temples and royal palaces.^[1] The district was formed on 4 April 2017, after bifurcation from the Paschim Medinipur district as the 22nd district of West Bengal.^[2] The district has its headquarters at Jhargram.