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Rajarhat
Rajarhat (India)
Coordinates: 22°37′0″N88°31′0″E / 22.61667°N 88.51667°E / 22.61667; 88.51667
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
Division Presidency
District North 24 Parganas
Government
 • Type Municipal Corporation
 • Body Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation
Area
[1]
 • Total
34.97 km2 (13.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
402,844
 • Density12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700052, 700059, 700101, 700102, 700135, 700136, 700157, 700159
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registration WB
Lok Sabha constituency Dum Dum, Barasat
Vidhan Sabha constituency Rajarhat Gopalpur, Rajarhat New Town
Website north24parganas.nic.in

Rajarhat is a neighbourhood in Bidhannagar of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). [2]

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Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1961 4,712—    
1971 37,594+697.8%
1981 85,945+128.6%
1991 147,348+71.4%
2001 271,811+84.5%
2011 402,844+48.2%
Source: Government of India [3]

As per the 2011 census, Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality had a total population of 402,844 persons, Males constitute 50.55% of the population and females 49%. [4] Rajarhat-Gopalpur has an average literacy rate of 89.69%.

Languages

Languages spoken in Rajarhat Gopalpur (2011) [5]

   Bengali (82.47%)
   Hindi (14.78%)
   Urdu (1.17%)
   Odia (0.35%)
   Marwari (0.18%)
  Others (1.03%)

Administration

The bidhannagar municipal corporation consists of 41 wards. [6] It consists of many localities such as: Kestopur, Chandiberia, Rabindra Pally, Samar Pally, Baguiati, Udayan Pally, Santosh Pally, Jagatpur, Ashwini Nagar, Narayantala, Raghunathpur, Arjunpur, Teghoria, Jyangra, Helabottala, Noapara, Adarsha Pally, Pramodgarh, Jyoti Nagar, Hatiara, Kaikhali, Chinar Park, Atghara, Dasadrone, Salua, Bablatala, Narayanpur, Beraberi, Bidisha Pally, Sarada Pally, Ganti and part of NSCBI Airport. [7] On 18 June 2015, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was constituted by merging the existing municipal areas of Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality, Bidhannagar Municipality and the panchayat area of Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat. [8] Now Rajarhat-Gopalpur has 26 wards (ward no. 1 to 26) under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation. [9]

The area is under the jurisdiction of the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate.

See also

Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg Kolkata/East travel guide from Wikivoyage

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References

  1. ↑ "North 24" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
  3. ↑ "Census Tables". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rajarhat Gopalpur City Population 2011 - 2021". Census of India, Government of India.
  5. ↑ 2011 census data censusindia.gov.in
  6. ↑ "Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality".
  7. ↑ "Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation about to be formed soon".
  8. ↑ Govt nod to new police posts, civic bodies’ merger The new corporation will thus be named Bidhannagar-Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipal Corporation
  9. ↑ "BMC".
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