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Raghunathpur (PS-Magra)
Census Town in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raghunathpur is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
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Hooghly
River
River
CT
Simla
CT
Dharmapur
CT
Kulihanda
CT
Kodalia
CT
Naldanga
CT
Manushpur
R
Bandel
CT
Keota
CT
Chak Bansberia
CT
Shankhanagar
CT
Alikhoja
R
Mogra
CT
Amodghata
CT
Kola
CT
Hansghara
CT
Madhusudanpur
CT
Raghunathpur
R
Balagarh
CT
Jirat
CT
Sripur
CT
Mirdhanga
CT
Badhagachhi
CT
Namajgram
CT
Purusattompur
CT
Pandua
CT
Batika
M
Hugli-Chuchura
M
Bansberia
Cities and towns in the Chinsurah subdivision (except Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks) in Hooghly district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Raghunathpur is located at 23.01636°N 88.40279°E[2]
The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. The high west bank of the tidal Hooghly River is highly industrialised.[3]
Urbanisation
There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of the Hooghly River has been industrialised over a long period. With the leading European powers dominating the area’s industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised areas in the state. The land is also fertile and agricultural production is significant.[4]
In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns.[5] In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two were overwhelmingly rural and two were wholly rural.[6]
The map alongside shows a portion of Chinsurah subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
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Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Raghunathpur had a population of 14,919 of which 7,733 (52%) were males and 7,186 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,304. The total number of literates in Raghunathpur was 12,141 (89.17% of the population over 6 years).[6]
As of 2001[update] India census,[7] Raghunathpur (PS-Magra) had a population of 14,109. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Raghunathpur (PS-Magra) has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 67%. In Raghunathpur (PS-Magra), 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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