Ramrajatala Explained

Ramrajatala
Other Name:Ramtala
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood in Howrah
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.5883°N 88.2961°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Howrah
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Greater Kolkata
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Howrah
Subdivision Type5:Metro Station
Subdivision Name5:Howrah Maidan(under construction) and Howrah(under construction)Belepole(Planned),Betor(Planned)
Government Type:Municipal Corporation
Governing Body:Howrah Municipal Corporation
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:711104[1]
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91 33
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:HMC wards
Blank1 Info Sec1:44, 47, 48, 49
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Howrah
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Howrah Dakshin and Shibpur
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Normal (Köppen)
Blank2 Name Sec2:Avg. summer temperature
Blank2 Info Sec2:35°C
Blank3 Name Sec2:Avg. winter temperature
Blank3 Info Sec2:15°C

Ramrajatala is a neighbourhood in Howrah city of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). The name of the area comes from the presence of a temple dedicated to Lord Rama and three months long worship is undertaken by the people of the locality every year at the temple. This tradition of worship of Lord Rama has been continuing for about 3 centuries here.[2]

Ramrajatala is under the jurisdiction of Chatterjeehat Police Station, Dasnagar Police Station and Jagacha Police Station of Howrah City Police.

History

Ayodhyaram Choudhury, the zamindar started Rama puja first time in this area.It is situated near the house of Mr.Soumik Adak Choudhury. According to him, he got some divine instructions to worship Lord Rama. After that he started a huge Barowari Puja of Lord Rama. That Puja got a massive popularly in the passage of time and the locality was named after it Ramrajatala.[3] [4]

But during that time, Saraswati Puja was very famous in that area and the villagers used to enjoy the same a lot from previous 300 years. So some villagers those were the fond of the Saraswati Puja opposed the Ram Puja. The two groups came to a conclusion after numerous discussions that Ram Puja would be done and the Goddess of Wisdom Saraswati would be placed on the top of Lord Ram & Sita. From that day the customary started to cut the bamboo from the bamboo groove of Sasthitala and perform the very first Puja of those bamboos at Choudhury Para Shiv Mandir on the day of Saraswati Puja. During the initial days the Puja the fair firstly held for three days. After that it continued for a fortnight and then up to a month. Now Ram Puja starts on Ramnavami in Chaitra-Baisakh month and continues up to the last Sunday of Shravan month. It is longest running fair in West Bengal.[2]

Locality

Ramrajatala is one of the oldest parts of the city of Howrah. This is a densely populated area in the southern part of Howrah city. Situated in the centre of this area, Ramrajatala Bazar is the most populated place.

The area is in need of development in domains like road improvements and drainage system because waterlogging is a major problem in this part of Howrah. For this water stands here even after a slight rain in the monsoon. That creates huge problem for the people of the locality.

Transport

Ramrajatala railway station is a small but important railway station on the South Eastern line. A large number of people travel from nearby villages and towns through this station. Santragachi railway station is the nearest railway junction-cum-terminus.

An important road, Kona Expressway, passes nearby connecting Mumbai Road (NH 16) with Second Hooghly Bridge to Kolkata. This is an important connection for transportation to Kolkata as well as to different suburban areas like Bally, Domjur, Amta, Uluberia, Bagnan, Digha etc.

52 no. Private Bus starts running from here (along Ramcharan Sett Road/Mahendra Bhattacharya Road), between Ramrajatala (Rama Mandir) and Esplanade via Howrah Station in every ten minutes.In the year 1971, A metro line was projected in Calcutta Metro Under Metropolitan Transport Project(MTP) . The line Is Bidhannagar-Ramrajatala(Now as Kolkata Metro Line 2,Truncated until Howrah Maidan.)If Santragachi metro happen, then Belepole and Bethore will have metro station to Serve Ramrajatala.

Places of interest

A fair is held during the four month long puja. This is popular, particularly during the bisarjan (immersion ceremony) that is the last journey on the last Sunday in Shraavana.

A Shankaracharya Temple with a Gurukul styled school having a residential ashram for the poor and homeless students. There is a huge playground in front of here.

Situated on Kona Expressway, it is a place for shooting Tollywood movies, auditions for many national talent hunt contests are held here. It was previously known as Rashid Park.

It attracts many migratory Siberian birds such as lesser whistling duck from December to February every year.

A few distance away on Dr. Bholanath Chakraborty Sarani (Formerly Drainage Canal Road), it is an indoor stadium with plays host to several prominent talent hunt contests and sports activities.

A big public library in Ramrajatala, containing long range of books, hosts many competitions also.

Nearby Localities

Some of the populer localities in or near Ramrajatala which are:

Educational Institutions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pin Code: RAMRAJATALA, HOWRAH, WEST BENGAL, India, Pincode.net.in. pincode.net.in.
  2. Web site: History of Ramrajatala.
  3. Web site: Shiva temples of Ramrajatala . 2023-03-29 . www.telegraphindia.com.
  4. Web site: 2021-12-13 . রামরাজাতলার রামপুজোর লুকনো ইতিহাস- কেন সরস্বতী সবার উপরে থাকে? . 2023-03-29 . Orbit News . en-US.
  5. Web site: রামরাজাতলায় মার্গগুরু শ্রীশ্রীআনন্দমূর্ত্তিজী শুভ পদার্পণ দিবস উদ্যাপন - নোতুন পৃথিবী. notunprithivi.com. bn.
  6. News: Howrah Dumurjala Stadium News in Bangla, Videos & Photos about Howrah Dumurjala Stadium - Anandabazar.com. Anandabazar Patrika. bn.
  7. Book: Indian Book Trade and Library Directory. 1950. 426.
  8. Web site: List of Best Schools - CBSE, CISCE, International, Boarding, Nursery.
  9. Web site: Maria's Day School. marias.co.in.
  10. Web site: VIKRAMSHILA ACADEMY HOWRAH Mohiary Road, Ramrajatala. Welcome :: VIKRAMSHILA ACADEMY HOWRAH ESTD. 2002.