Rajarhat

Rajarhat is a locality in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata, specifically North Kolkata, and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Lying just on the periphery of the planned New Town, Rajarhat-Gopalpur has seen huge spurt in real estate development.

Rajarhat
Neighbourhood
Skyline of Rajarhat
Skyline of Rajarhat
Rajarhat is located in West Bengal
Rajarhat
Rajarhat
Location in West Bengal, India
Rajarhat is located in India
Rajarhat
Rajarhat
Rajarhat (India)
Coordinates: 22°37′0″N 88°31′0″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
RegionGreater Kolkata
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyBidhannagar Municipal Corporation
Area
[1]
 • Total34.97 km2 (13.50 sq mi)
Population
 • Total402,844
 • Density12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700052, 700059, 700101, 700102, 700135, 700136, 700157, 700159
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyDum Dum, Barasat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRajarhat Gopalpur, Rajarhat New Town
Websitenorth24parganas.nic.in

Demographics

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%.[2] Rajarhat-Gopalpur has an average literacy rate of 89.69%.

Administration

The bidhannagar municipal corporation consists of 41 wards.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] Now Rajarhat-Gopalpur has 26 wards (ward no. 1 to 26) under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation.[6]

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

See also

Kolkata/East travel guide from Wikivoyage

References
  1. "North 24" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2018.
  2. "Rajarhat Gopalpur City Population 2011 - 2021". Census of India, Government of India.
  3. "Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality".
  4. "Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation about to be formed soon".
  5. Govt nod to new police posts, civic bodies’ merger The new corporation will thus be named Bidhannagar-Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipal Corporation
  6. "BMC".
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