Rajarhat
Neighbourhood in Presidency, West Bengal, India
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Rajarhat is a neighbourhood in 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).[1][2] Rajarhat was conceptualised in the 1990s, designed and developed in the 2000s and 2010s by the state government of West Bengal, and came to become a major IT hub through the 2010s.[3]
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  Rajarhat Location in West Bengal, India  Rajarhat Rajarhat (West Bengal)  Rajarhat Rajarhat (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22.6236°N 88.4410°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.97 km2 (13.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 402,844 |
| • Density | 11,520/km2 (29,840/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 | bmcwbgov |
Administration
The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation consists of 41 wards.[4] It consists of many localities such as: Kestopur, Baguiati, Teghoria, Kaikhali, Rajarhat, Gopalpur and a part of NSCBI Airport.[5] 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.[6] Now Rajarhat-Gopalpur has 26 wards (ward no. 1 to 26) under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation.[7]
The area is under the jurisdiction of the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate.
Demographics
| 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[8] | ||
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%.[9] Rajarhat-Gopalpur has an average literacy rate of 89.69%.
