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| Coordinates:22°26′27″N88°25′29″E / 22.4408748°N 88.4246368°E /22.4408748; 88.4246368 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.26 km2 (19.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 424,368 |
| • Density | 8,615/km2 (22,310/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 90.14 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 970♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700070, 700084, 700094, 700096, 700103, 700145, 700146, 700147, 700148, 700149, 700150, 700151, 700152, 700153, 700154 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19,WB-20,WB-95,WB-96,WB-97,WB-98 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sonarpur Uttar,Sonarpur Dakshin |
| Website | rajpursonarpurmunicipality |
Rajpur Sonarpur (Bengali:[ɾɑːd͡ʒpuɾsoːnɑːɾpuɾ]) is a city in theKolkata Metropolitan Area ofSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is a part of the area covered byKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[3]
Manyjanapadas grew up along the oldBhagirathi channel from the ancient times till around the 16th century:Kalighat, Boral, Rajpur,Harinavi, Mahinagar,Baruipur,Baharu,Jaynagar Majilpur,Chhatrabhog etc.Bipradas Pipilai'sManasavijaya, composed in 1495, mentions many places in this region. "Chand Sadagar, a merchant character of theManasavijaya, reached Baruipur, from Kalighat, through the old Bhagirathi channel. From there he proceeded towards Chhatrabhog, and then traveling through Hatiagarh pargana reached the open sea".Chaitanyadeva (1486–1534) also went through this route. Travelling by boat toPuri he halted at the village of Atisara, near Baruipur. "His last stoppage in24 Parganas was at Chhatrabhog, now a village within the jurisdiction of theMathurapur police station. Chhatrabhog seems to have been an important river-port on the old Bhagirathi channel". Rama Chandra Khan, thezamindar of Chhatrabhog, helped Chaitanyadeva to continue with his journey.[4]
The area was home to the feudatory landlords (zamindars). The name Rajpur has been thus derived from theBengali wordsRajar Puri toRajpuri and in this form to the now Rajpur. Being on the banks of theAdi Ganga, Rajpur was one of the major locations ofBengal at that time. The proximity toKolkata's southern district and being on the banks of Adi Ganga, which is just across the river made the place to be well connected. The old zamindar's house in Harinavi is like the Roy Choudhury's. The family stayed in Rajpur. The ancestral houses ofSarat Chandra Bose andSubhash Chandra Bose were at Kodalia, a neighbourhood in Rajpur. Both of them were members of the first 24 Parganas District Committee of theCongress Party, which was formed in 1921.[5]
Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 10census towns. The entire district is situated in theGanges Delta and the northern part of the subdivision is a flat plain bordering the metropolis ofKolkata.[6][7][8]
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.
Rajpur Sonarpur is located at22°26′27″N88°25′29″E / 22.4408748°N 88.4246368°E /22.4408748; 88.4246368. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).[9][10]
Danga andRamchandrapur are adjacent to Rajpur Sonarpur on its south-eastern side, as per the map of the Sonarpur CD block in theDistrict Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas district.[11]
Petua,Panchghara,Mallikpur andHariharpur form a cluster of census towns in the Baruipur CD block, as per the map of the Baruipur CD block in theDistrict Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas district.[12] This cluster has Rajpur Sonarpur on the east andBidyadharpur on the north, both in the Sonarpur CD block, as per the map of the Sonarpur CD block in theDistrict Census Handbook 2011 for South 24 Parganas district.[13]
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate astropical wet and dry (Aw).
| Climate data for Rajpur Sonarpur | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) | 27.7 (81.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.3 (90.1) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.8 (87.4) | 28.1 (82.6) | 25.1 (77.2) | 30.0 (86.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 27 (81) | 29.3 (84.7) | 30 (86) | 29.5 (85.1) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.5 (83.3) | 27.5 (81.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20 (68) | 26.3 (79.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.7 (63.9) | 22.6 (72.7) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19 (66) | 14.6 (58.3) | 22.5 (72.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 14 (0.6) | 17 (0.7) | 20 (0.8) | 34 (1.3) | 96 (3.8) | 244 (9.6) | 323 (12.7) | 322 (12.7) | 321 (12.6) | 172 (6.8) | 30 (1.2) | 1 (0.0) | 1,594 (62.8) |
| Source:Climate-Data.org (altitude: 9 m)[14] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1901 | 10,713 | — |
| 1911 | 11,607 | +8.3% |
| 1921 | 11,412 | −1.7% |
| 1931 | 11,433 | +0.2% |
| 1941 | 13,614 | +19.1% |
| 1951 | 16,310 | +19.8% |
| 1961 | 24,812 | +52.1% |
| 1971 | 34,393 | +38.6% |
| 1981 | 43,985 | +27.9% |
| 1991 | 60,175 | +36.8% |
| 2001 | 336,707 | +459.5% |
| 2011 | 424,368 | +26.0% |
| Source:Census of India[15] | ||
According to the2011 Census of India, Rajpur Sonarpur had a total population of 424,368, of which 215,405 (50.76%) were males and 208,963 (49.24%) were females. It had a population density of 8,615 inhabitants per square kilometre (22,310/sq mi) with a sex ratio of 970 females for every 1000 males. There were 35,274 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years which is 8.31% of the total population. The Scheduled Castes numbered 78,655 (18.53%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 2,340 (0.55%). The total number of literate persons was 350,721 (90.14% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 183,918 (93.23% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 166,803 (86.96% of the female population over 6 years). Rajpur Sonarpur had a total of 106,604 households as per report released by 2011 Census of India.[16]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 96.68% of the population spokeBengali, 2.96%Hindi and 0.35%Urdu as their first language.[17]
| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 89.34% | |||
| Islam | 9.25% | |||
| Christianity | 0.40% | |||
| Sikhism | 0.10% | |||
| Buddhism | 0.04% | |||
| Jainism | 0.02% | |||
| Others or not stated | 0.85% | |||
According to the2011 Census of India, 89.34% of the population isHindu, 9.25% Muslim, 0.40% Christian, 0.10% Sikh, 0.04% Buddhist and 0.02% Jain. 0.85% did not state a religion in the census.[18]
Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality covers an area of 49.26 km2 (19.02 sq mi). It has jurisdiction over the entire city of Rajpur Sonarpur. The municipality was established in 1876; 149 years ago (1876). It is divided into 35 administrative wards. According to the 2022 municipal election, it is being controlled by theAll India Trinamool Congress.[19][20]
Sonarpur police station covers an area of 169.816 km2 (65.566 sq mi). It has jurisdiction over parts of the Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality, and theSonarpur CD block.[21][22]
The headquarters of theSonarpur CD block are located at Rajpur Sonarpur.[23]
Rajpur Sonarpur is on theState Highway 1.[24]
Sonarpur Junction railway station is on theSealdah–Namkhana line of theKolkata Suburban Railway.[24][25]
With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use theKolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.[26]
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