Rudranagar | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal##Location in India |
Coordinates: | 21.7458°N 88.0943°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | South 24 Parganas |
Subdivision Type3: | CD Block |
Subdivision Name3: | Sagar |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 7.63 |
Elevation M: | 4 |
Population Total: | 7132 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali[1] [2] |
Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
Demographics1 Info2: | English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 743373 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | +91 3210 |
Registration Plate: | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Mathurapur (SC) |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Sagar |
Rudranagar is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Sagar police station in the Sagar CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kakdwip subdivision has full rural population. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta. The southern part of the delta has numerous channels and islands such as the Henry Island, Sagar Island, Frederick Island and Fraserganj Island. The subdivision is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas by special coastal forces. The area attracts large number of tourists – Gangasagar and Fraserganj-Bakkhali are worth mentioning. Gobardhanpur holds a promise for the future.[3] [4] [5]
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.
Rudranagar is located at 21.7458°N 88.0943°W.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Rudranagar had a total population of 7,132, of which 3,666 (51%) were males and 3,466 (49%) were females. There were 735 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Rudranagar was 6,397 (55.86% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Sagar police station covers an area of 224.3 km2. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Sagar CD block.[7] [8]
The headquarters of the Sagar CD block are located at Rudranagar.[9]
Rudranagar-Jibantala Road links Rudranagar to Kachuberia, where a ferry is available across the Muri Ganga River to Harwood Point on the main land.[10]
Rudranagar Debendra Bidyapith is a Bengali-medium co-educational higher secondary school. It was established in 1951. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[11]
Sagar Mahavidyalaya at Harinbari is located close by.
Sagar Rural Hospital at Rudranagar, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Sagar CD block.[12]