Raydighi Abad

Raydighi Abad
Village
Raydighi Abad Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Raydighi Abad Location in India Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°00′04″N88°26′07″E / 22.0012°N 88.4354°E / 22.0012; 88.4354
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD Block	Mathurapur II
Area
• Total	11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	20,467
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali [1] [2]
• Additional official	English [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743383
Telephone code	+91 3174
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Mathurapur (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Raidighi
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Raydighi Abad is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Raydighi police station in the Mathurapur II CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

8km
5miles

Hooghly River

Jatar Deul

T

Lakshmikantapur

R

Baribhanga Abad

R

Raydighi Abad

R

Lalpur

CT

Purba Ranaghat

CT

Mathurapur

CT

Krishna Chandrapur

CT

Krishnapur

R

Mandirbazar

R

Purba Bishnupur

CT

Bangsidharpur

CT

Chandpur

CT

Magrahat

CT

Bilandapur

CT

Swangrampur

CT

Dihi Kalas

CT

Uttar Kalas

CT

Nainan

CT

Shyampur

CT

Dhamua

CT

Baneswarpur

R

Bamna

CT

Kalikapota

CT

Uttar Kusum

CT

Barijpur

CT

Usthi

CT

Ghola Noapara

CT

Uttar Bishnupur

CT

Sirakol

CT

Ajodhyanagar

CT

  

Cities and towns in the eastern part of Diamond Harbour subdivision (including Magrahat I & II, Mandirbazar, Mathurapur I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanisation. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

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.

Location

Raydighi Abad is located at 22°00′04″N88°26′07″E / 22.0012°N 88.4354°E / 22.0012; 88.4354 . It has an average elevation of 7 metres (23 ft).

Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian Census, Raydighi Abad had a total population of 20,467, of which 10,584 were males and 9,883 were females. There were 2,501 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Raydighi Abad was 14,370, which constituted 70.2% of the population with male literacy of 75.4% and female literacy of 64.6%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Raydighi Abad was 80.0%, of which male literacy rate was 86.4% and female literacy rate was 73.2%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 3,831 and 475 respectively. Raydighi Abad had 4243 households in 2011. ^[6]

Civic administration

Police station

Raydighi police station covers an area of 230.5 km². It has jurisdiction over parts of the Mathurapur II CD block. ^{[7] [8]}

Social scenario

According to the District Human Development Report for the South 24 Parganas, “The district is typically at the lower rung of the ladder in terms of district per capita income compared to other districts of West Bengal… This place also houses the largest proportion of backward people compared to the state… So far as the crime scenario is concerned the economically weaker group, i.e. the women and children, suffer the most in this district.” ^[9]

Transport

Bishnupur-Raydighi Road links Raydighi Abad to the State Highway 1. ^[10]

Mathurapur Road railway station is located nearby. ^[10]

Education

Raidighi College, established in 1995, is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, education, history, political science, geography, mathematics, zoology, microbiology, food & nutrition and physics, and general courses in arts and science. ^[11]

Culture

Jatar Deul, an 11th-century Shiva temple, is located at Kankandighi/ Jata, near Raydighi Abad. ^[12]

Healthcare

Raydighi Rural Hospital, with 60 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Mathurapur II CD block. ^[13]

Notable People

• Kanti Ganguly, Social Worker and former MLA.

References

1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
2. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
4. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
5. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
6. "Census of India: Raydighi Abad". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
7. "Raydighi". Sundarban police district. West Bengal police. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
8. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas". Table No. 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
9. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Pages 202-203, Chapter 7: Human Security and Vulnerability. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
10. Google maps
11. "Raidighi College". RC. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
12. "Jatar Deul History Unexplained". Tale of 2 Backpackers. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
13. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 December 2019.