Rahmatpur

Rahmatpur
Village
Rahmatpur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Rahmatpur Rahmatpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°56′03″N88°35′31″E / 23.934167°N 88.591953°E / 23.934167; 88.591953 Coordinates: 23°56′03″N88°35′31″E / 23.934167°N 88.591953°E / 23.934167; 88.591953
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,225
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	741165 (Nazirpur)
Telephone/STD code	03471
Lok Sabha constituency	Murshidabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Karimpur
Website	nadia.gov.in

Rahmatpur is a village in the Karimpur II CD block in the Tehatta subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Cities and towns in Tehatta subdivision of Nadia district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Rahmatpur is located at 23°56′03″N88°35′31″E / 23.934167°N 88.591953°E / 23.934167; 88.591953 .

Area overview

Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. ^[1] The Tehatta subdivision, presented in the map alongside, is topographically part of the Nadia Plain North. The Jalangi River forms the district/ subdivision border in the north-western part and then flows through the subdivision. The other important rivers are Mathabhanga and Bhairab. The eastern portion forms the boundary with Bangladesh. ^[2] The subdivision is overwhelmingly rural. 97.15% of the population lives in the rural areas and 2.85% lives in the urban areas. ^[3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Rahmatpur had a total population of 6,225, of which 3,216 (52%) were males and 3,009 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 605. The total number of literate persons in Rahmatpur was 3,718 (66.16% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Karimpur II CD block are located at Rahmatpur. ^[5]

Transport

A short stretch of Thanarpara - Mahish Bathan Road links Rahmatpur to State Highway 11, running from Mahammad Bazar (in Birbhum district) to Ranaghat (in Nadia district). ^{[6] [7]}

In popular culture

The village is notable for being the birthplace of the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon in the animated sitcom, The Simpsons. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. Gangopadhyay, Basudev, Paschimbanga Parichay, 2001, (in Bengali), p. 70, Sishu Sahitya Sansad
2. "District Census Handbook, Nadia, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 13,14. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Nadia". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
4. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
5. "District Census Handbook: Nadia, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Nadia with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
6. Google maps
7. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
8. "'The Simpsons' Is Writing Apu Off The Show Following The Controversy". UPROXX. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
9. "Following Racial Controversy, Apu's Character Axed From The Simpsons". 17 April 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2019.