Rajabhatkhawa Explained

Rajabhatkhawa
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:26.62°N 89.53°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Alipurduar
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:221
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English, Nepali
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:WB

Rajabhatkhawa is a small town situated just outside the Buxa Tiger Reserve in the Kalchini CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in West Bengal, India. It is known for its natural environment, and is surrounded by forest. Permits for the entry to the Buxa Tiger Reserve are issued here.

Etymology

The name of the place literally means "(the place) where the king had a meal". The folklore is that the kings of the princely state Koch Bihar used to come here for having picnic in the forests.

Geography

Location

Rajabhatkhawa is located at 26.62°N 89.53°W.[1] It has an average elevation of 221m (725feet).

Area overview

Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of the Dooars in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the Himalayas in Bhutan. It is a predominantly rural area with 79.38% of the population living in the rural areas. The district has 1 municipal town and 20 census towns and that means that 20.62% of the population lives in the urban areas. The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, taken together, form more than half the population in all the six community development blocks in the district. There is a high concentration of tribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.[2] [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.

Transport

National Highway 31C passes through Rajabhat Khawa. Rajabhatkhawa also has a railway station Rajabhatkhawa Railway Station which is situated on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road Line.

Rajabhatkhawa-Jainti line is a new project sanctioned in 2012-13.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Rajabhat_Khawa.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rajabhatkhawa
  2. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri . Tables 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 29 June 2020.
  3. Web site: CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 29 June 2020.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA. Census of India 2011, page 13 Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 18 June 2020.
  5. Web site: What is new in Railway Budget 2012-13. The Times of India . 14 March 2012. 2012-11-10 .