Raj Ballabh

Raj Ballabh
Village
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Coordinates: 22°17′45″N87°34′50″E / 22.295917°N 87.580667°E / 22.295917; 87.580667 Coordinates: 22°17′45″N87°34′50″E / 22.295917°N 87.580667°E / 22.295917; 87.580667
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population  (2011)
• Total	819
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721140
Telephone/STD code	03222
Lok Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Pingla
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Raj Ballabh is a village in the Pingla CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Cities and towns in the northern part of Kharagpur subdivision (including Khararagpur I & II, Debra and Pingla CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Raj Ballabh is located at 22°17′45″N87°34′50″E / 22.295917°N 87.580667°E / 22.295917; 87.580667 .

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. ^[1] With a density of population of 787 per km²nearly half of the district's population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas. ^[2]

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Raj Ballabh had a total population of 819, of which 404 (49%) were males and 415 (51%) were females. There were 96 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Raj Ballabh was 614 (84.92% of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

Raj Ballabh picture gallery

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  Nava-ratna Rameshwar temple in perilous position
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  Terracotta relief in Rameshwar temple
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  Terracotta relief in Rameshwar temple

References

1. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 3 September 2020.