Rangabhita

Rangabhita
Census Town
Rangabhita Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Rangabhita Rangabhita (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°12′37″N88°11′11″E / 25.21018°N 88.18627°E / 25.21018; 88.18627
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Malda
Area
• Total	1.1319 km2 (0.4370 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,464
• Density	4,800/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	732124
Telephone/ STD code	03512
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Maldaha Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Gazole
Website	malda.nic.in

Rangabhita is a census town in the Gazole CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the northern portion of Malda district (including Chanchal subdivision and Old Malda, Habibpur, Bamangola and Gazole CD blocks)
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Rangabhita is located at 25°12′37″N88°11′11″E / 25.21018°N 88.18627°E / 25.21018; 88.18627 .

Area overview

The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the Barind in the east and the tal in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are "hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron." It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the tal, is a flat low land and "is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes." The tal area is prone to flooding by local rivers. ^[1] The total area is overwhelmingly rural. ^{[2] [3]} There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur. ^[4]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Rangabhita had a total population of 5,464, of which 2,742 (50%) were males and 2,722 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 522. The total number of literate persons in Rangabhita was 4,384 (88.71% of the population over 6 years). ^[5]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook, Maldah, 2011, Rangabhita covered an area of 1.1319 km². It had 5 km roads. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from untreated sources, hand pump. It had 1,000 domestic electric connections, 45 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity & child welfare centre, 5 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 7 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 higher secondary schools, 1 general degree college at Kotal 2 km away. It had 1 recognised typewriting, shorthand and vocational training institute. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities it had 1 cinema theatre. It produced rice. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank. ^[6]

References

1. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Pages 13-15: Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
3. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
4. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Page 98: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
5. "District Census Handbook, Maldah , Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 312782, page 26-27. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
6. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 775-786; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 775; Statement III: Civic & Other Amenities, Pages 779-780; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 781-782; Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities: Pages 783-785; Statement VI: Industry & Banking, Page 786. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 8 August 2021.