Raigachi | |
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Census Town | |
  Raigachi Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Raigachi Raigachi (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°38′14″N88°28′24″E / 22.63722°N 88.473232°E /22.63722; 88.473232 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,245 |
| • Density | 5,420/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700135 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rajarhat New Town |
| Website | north24parganas |
Raigachi is acensus town in theRajarhatCD block in theBarasat Sadar subdivision[1] inNorth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Raigachi is close to Action Area II C and II D ofNew Town.Deara is located nearby.[2]
Rajarhat, a rural area earlier, adjacent to Kolkata, is being transformed into an upmarket satellite township, with modern business hubs, luxury real estate and eye-catching shopping malls. With enormous construction activity taking place all around, things are changing fast, leaving behind a description at any given point of time as outdated in no time.[3] Bidhannagar subdivision consists ofBidhannagar Municipality, Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat andRajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality (subsequently merged to formBidhannagar Municipal Corporation since 2015), including Nabadiganta Industrial Township (Bidhannagar Sector - V) andRajarhat (Community development block).[4][5][6]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
According to the2011 Census of India, Raigachi had a total population of 8,245, of which 4,196 (51%) were males and 4,049 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,045. The total number of literate persons in Raigachi was 5,604 (77.83% of the population over 6 years).[7]
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[8] Raigachi had a population of 6728. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Raigachi has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 58% and female literacy is 52%. In Raigachhi, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The following Municipalities and Census Town in Barasat Sadar subdivision were part ofKolkata Urban Agglomeration, according to the 2011 census:Barasat (M),Madhyamgram (M),Rajarhat-Gopalpur (M) (made part ofBidhannagar Municipal Corporation in 2015) and Raigachi (CT).[9]
As per District Census Handbook 2011, Raigachi covered an area of 1.57 km2. It had 6 primary schools, 3 middle schools and 3 secondary schools. The nearest degree college was 3 km away at Krishnapur. The nearest hospital with 20 beds was 1 km away.[10]
SRCM Road and Rajarhat Main Road (part ofState Highway 3) pass along the north and south boundaries of Raigachhi.[2]
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected byarsenic contamination.[11]
Map Rajarhat CD Block on Page 605 of District Census Handbook.[12]
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