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.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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[2]

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

Languages

Languages spoken in Rajarhat Gopalpur (2011)[4]

   Bengali (82.47%)
   Hindi (14.78%)
   Urdu (1.17%)
   Odia (0.35%)
   Marwari (0.18%)
  Others (1.03%)

Administration

The bidhannagar municipal corporation consists of 41 wards.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] Now Rajarhat-Gopalpur has 26 wards (ward no. 1 to 26) under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation.[8]

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

See also

External links

Kolkata/East travel guide from Wikivoyage

References

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