Raghunathpur | |
Settlement Type: | Census Town |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Alt: | West Bengal |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 22.6852°N 88.8336°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | North 24 Parganas |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2.0824 |
Population Total: | 5,339 |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 743411 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 03217 |
Registration Plate: | WB |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Basirhat |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Basirhat Uttar |
Raghunathpur is a census town in the Basirhat II CD block in the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Raghunathpur is located at 22.6852°N 88.8336°W.
The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lower Ganges Delta. It contains soil of mature black or brownish loam to recent alluvium. Numerous rivers, creeks and khals criss-cross the area. The tip of the Sundarbans National Park is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full screen map shows the full forest area.[1] A large section of the area is a part of the Sundarbans settlements.[2] The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area. Only 12.96% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.04% of the population lives in the rural areas.[3] [4]
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 the 2011 Census of India, Raghunathpur (P) had a total population of 5,339, of which 2,753 (52%) were males and 2,586 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 523. The total number of literate persons in Raghunathpur (P) was 4,295 (89.18% of the population over 6 years).[5]
According to the District Census Handbook, North Twenty Four Parganas, 2011, Raghunathpur covers an area of 2.0824 km2. It has 1.5 km roads with both open and closed drains. The protected water supply involves overhead tanks, service reservoir, tap water from untreated sources, and tube well/bore well. It has 1,050 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities, it has four primary schools and two senior secondary schools. The nearest college was 3 km away at Basirhat. It had three non-formal education centres (Sarvya Shiksha Abhiyan) and one special school for the disabled. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had two auditoriums/community halls. It is well-known for gamcha, handloom products, and feed.[6]