Rejinagar Explained

Rejinagar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.8596°N 88.2551°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Murshidabad
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:10,103
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
Postal Code:742189
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03484
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Baharampur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Rejinagar

Rejinagar is a village in the Beldanga II CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Rejinagar is located at 23.8596°N 88.2551°W.

Area overview

The area shown in the map alongside, covering Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri.[1] [2] The headquarters of Murshidabad district, Berhampore, is in this area.[3] The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located south-west of Berhampore.[4] [5] [6] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% of the population living in the rural areas.[7]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Rejinagar had a total population of 10,103, of which 5,146 (51%) were males and 4,957 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,729. The total number of literate persons in Rejinagar was 5,653 (67.51% of the population over 6 years).[8]

Civic administration

Police station

Rejinagar police station has jurisdiction over a part of Beldanga II CD block.[9]

Transport

National Highway 12 (old number NH 34) passes through Rejinagar.[10]

Rejinagar railway station on the Ranaghat-Lalgola branch line which was opened in 1905.[11] [12]

Education

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A . Physiography, Page 13 . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 24 July 2017 .
  2. Web site: Murshidabad . Geography . Murshidabad district authorities. 24 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Murshidabad . Murshidabad district authorities. 12 September 2017.
  4. Ray, Nihar Ranjan, Bangalir Itihas Adi Parba,, 1980 edition, pp. 160-161, Paschim Banga Niraksharata Durikaran Samiti
  5. Sengupta, Nitish, History of the Bengali-speaking People, p.25, UBS Publishers’ Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
  6. Majumdar, Dr. R.C., History of Ancient Bengal, first published 1971, reprint 2005, pp. 5-6, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, .
  7. Web site: District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B. District Primary Census Abstract page 26. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal . 2 July 2021.
  8. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 27 August 2017.
  9. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad . Table 2.1 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 17 May 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php . 29 July 2017 .
  10. Web site: Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways. Department of Road Transport and Highways. 4 August 2017. New Delhi.
  11. Web site: Murshidabad District (1914) . L.S.S.O’Malley . IRFCA. 24 February 2016.
  12. Google maps
  13. https://www.wbmirror.com/various/রেজিনগরের-কাশীপুর-তারিণী/ Kashipur Tarini Sundari Vidyapith