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Rajarhat
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RajarhatLocation in West Bengal, IndiaShow map of West BengalRajarhatRajarhat (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°37′0″N 88°31′0″E / 22.61667°N 88.51667°E / 22.61667; 88.51667
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Presidency
District	North 24 Parganas
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation
Area
• Total	34.97 km (13.50 sq mi)
Population
• Total	402,844
• Density	12,000/km (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

Rajarhat is a neighbourhood in Bidhannagar 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).

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

Languages

Languages spoken in Rajarhat Gopalpur (2011)

Administration

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

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

References

1. "North 24" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2018.
2. "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
3. "Census Tables". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
4. "Rajarhat Gopalpur City Population 2011 - 2021". Census of India, Government of India.
5. 2011 census data censusindia.gov.in
6. "Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality".
7. "Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation about to be formed soon".
8. Govt nod to new police posts, civic bodies’ merger The new corporation will thus be named Bidhannagar-Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipal Corporation
9. "BMC".

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Locations other than cities and towns	Barasat Sadar subdivision Amdanaga Barbaria Berachampa Berunanpukuria Chandraketugarh Chhota Jagulia Deganga Hridaypur Krishnapur Madanpur Sabdalpur Shasan Barrackpore subdivision Bankipur Ichapore Karna Madhabpur Nilganj Bangaon subdivision Bagdah Gaighata Gopalnagar Kharua Rajapur Helencha Manikhira Nahata Naldugari Palla Petrapole Pipli Tengra Basirhat subdivision Bamanpukuria Chaita Champapukur Garakupi Ghojadanga Ghoshpur Haroa Hasnabad Hatgachha Hemnagar Iswarigachha Jhuruli Kalinagar Kholapota Khulna Malancha Matia Murarisha Nazat Sandelerbil Sandeshkhali Sarapul Swarupnagar
Neighbourhoods of other cities and towns in the district	Agarpara Belgharia Bijpur Birati Dakshineswar Dunlop Durganagar Ghola Ichapore Jagatdal Nagerbazar Nanna Nawabganj Nimta Noapara Panpur Palta Rahara Rajarhat Shyamnagar Sodepur Sukchar
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Subdivisions	Bangaon Barrackpore Barasat Sadar Basirhat Bidhannagar
Municipalities	Ashoknagar Kalyangarh Baduria Baranagar Barasat Barrackpore Basirhat Bhatpara Bidhannagar Garulia Gobardanga Habra Halisahar Kamarhati Kanchrapara Khardaha Madhyamgram Naihati North Barrackpur North Dum Dum Panihati Rajarhat South Dum Dum Taki Titagarh
Community development blocks	Barasat Sadar subdivision Amdanga Deganga Barasat I Barasat II Habra I Habra II Rajarhat Basirhat subdivision Baduria Basirhat I Basirhat II Haroa Hasnabad Hingalganj Minakhan Sandeshkhali I Sandeshkhali II Swarupnagar Bangaon subdivision Bagdah Bangaon Gaighata Barrackpore subdivision Barrackpore I Barrackpore II
Rivers	Bidyadhari Hariabhanga Hooghly Ichhamati Kalindi Raimangal Jamuna
Transport	NH 12 NH 112 Belghoria Expressway Kalyani Expressway Barrackpore Trunk Road Jubilee Bridge Vivekananda Setu Nivedita Setu Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Barasat–Basirhat light railway Eastern Railway Kolkata Suburban Railway Sealdah–Ranaghat line Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line Lalgola and Gede branch lines
Railway stations	Bangaon Junction Barasat Junction Barrackpore Dum Dum Junction Hasnabad Kankinara Madhyamgram Naihati Junction Baranagar Road
Institutes of higher learning	Adamas University Amity University Brainware University Narula Institute of Technology Camellia Institute of Technology Guru Nanak Institute of Technology Harichand Guruchand University JIS University Indian Statistical Institute Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Techno India University University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Kolkata Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara West Bengal State University West Bengal University of Health Sciences West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
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Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Bagdah Bangaon Uttar Bangaon Dakshin Gaighata Swarupnagar Baduria Habra Ashoknagar Amdanga Bijpur Naihati Bhatpara Jagatdal Noapara Barrackpur Khardaha Dum Dum Uttar Panihati Kamarhati Baranagar Dum Dum Rajarhat New Town Bidhannagar Rajarhat Gopalpur Madhyamgram Barasat Deganga Haroa Minakhan Sandeshkhali Basirhat Dakshin Basirhat Uttar Hingalganj
Former Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Titagarh Hasnabad
See also	Cities, towns and locations in North 24 Parganas district People from North 24 Parganas district

• Neighbourhoods in North 24 Parganas district
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