Rajarhat

Rajarhat is a locality under the jurisdiction of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation 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]

Rajarhat
Neighbourhood
Skyline of Rajarhat
Rajarhat Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Rajarhat Rajarhat (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°37′0″N 88°31′0″E
Country	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
• Density	12,000/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

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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]

1. Bengali (82.47%)
2. Hindi (14.78%)
3. Urdu (1.17%)
4. Odia (0.35%)
5. Marwari (0.18%)
6. 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

• Rajarhat Gopalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
• Rajarhat New Town (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
• New Town, Kolkata
• Rajarhat (community development block)

External links

Kolkata/East travel guide from Wikivoyage