Radhanagar, Bankura Explained

Radhanagar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.1561°N 87.3237°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bankura
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:5,335
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03244
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bishnupur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Bishnupur

Radhanagar is a village in the Bishnupur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India

Geography

Location

Radhanagar is located at 23.1561°N 87.3237°W.

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying alluvial plains.[1] It is a predominantly rural area with 90.06% of the population living in rural areas and only 8.94% living in the urban areas.[2] It was a part of the core area of Mallabhum.[3]

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Radhanagar had a total population of 5,335 of which 2,662 (50%) were males and 2,673 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 500. The total number of literates in Radhanagar was 3,428 (70.90% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Transport

The Bishnupur-Sonamukhi Road passes through Radhanagar.[5]

Education

Radhanagar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1938. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 20 computers, a library with 3,000 books and a playground.[6]

Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya was established at Bhara in 2009.[7]

Healthcare

Radhanagar Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Radhanagar, is the major government medical facility in the Bishnupur CD block. There are primary health centres at Ajodhya (with 6 beds), Kankila (with 6 beds) and Bhora (with 10 beds).[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook Bankura . pages 13-17 . Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal . 23 April 2020.
  2. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura . Table 2.4b . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 23 April 2020.
  3. O'Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 21–46, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal
  4. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 20 November 2016 .
  5. Google maps
  6. Web site: Radhanagar High School . Schools.org.in . 4 May 2020.
  7. Web site: Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya . SDDKM . 8 May 2020.
  8. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal. 10 April 2020.
  9. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres . Government of West Bengal . 10 April 2020.