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{{Infobox settlement&lt;br /&gt;
| name                    = Raghunathpur&lt;br /&gt;
| other_name              = &lt;br /&gt;
| nickname                = &lt;br /&gt;
| settlement_type         = Town&lt;br /&gt;
| image_skyline           = Raghunathpur View (14878460594).jpg&lt;br /&gt;
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in West Bengal, India&lt;br /&gt;
| coordinates             = {{coord|23.55|N|86.67|E|display=inline,title}}&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_type        = Country&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|India}}&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_type1       = [[States and territories of India|State]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_name1       = [[West Bengal]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of India|District]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_name2       = [[Purulia District|Purulia]]&lt;br /&gt;
| established_title       = &amp;lt;!-- Established --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| established_date        = &lt;br /&gt;
| founder                 = &lt;br /&gt;
| named_for               = &lt;br /&gt;
| government_type         = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]&lt;br /&gt;
| governing_body          = Raghunathpur Municipality&lt;br /&gt;
| unit_pref               = Metric&lt;br /&gt;
| area_footnotes          = &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Raghunathpur Info&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Raghunathpur Info|url=https://raghunathpurmunicipality.com/urban-bodies/}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| area_rank               = &lt;br /&gt;
| area_total_km2          = 12.95&lt;br /&gt;
| elevation_footnotes     = &lt;br /&gt;
| elevation_m             = 155&lt;br /&gt;
| population_total        = 25932&lt;br /&gt;
| population_as_of        = 2011&lt;br /&gt;
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| population_density_km2  = auto&lt;br /&gt;
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| demographics_type1      = Languages&lt;br /&gt;
| demographics1_title1    = Official&lt;br /&gt;
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| timezone1               = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]&lt;br /&gt;
| utc_offset1             = +5:30&lt;br /&gt;
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
| postal_code             = 723 133&lt;br /&gt;
| area_code_type          = Telephone code&lt;br /&gt;
| area_code               = 91 3251&lt;br /&gt;
| registration_plate      = &lt;br /&gt;
| blank1_name_sec1        = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency&lt;br /&gt;
| blank1_info_sec1        = [[Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bankura]]&lt;br /&gt;
| blank2_name_sec1        = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency&lt;br /&gt;
| blank2_info_sec1        = [[Raghunathpur, Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raghunathpur]],  [[Para (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Para]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| footnotes               = &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Raghunathpur&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a city and a municipality in [[Purulia district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is the headquarters of the [[Raghunathpur subdivision]]. Industrial City Raghunathpur is located near [[Adra, Purulia|Adra]] on the North-East part of Purulia district. It is connected with other cities through five main way road&amp;#039;s, which are [[Purulia]] – [[Barakar]] road, Raghunathpur-[[Adra, Purulia|Adra]]-Hura road, Raghunathpur-Chas road, Cheliyama road and Raghunathpur-Bankura road. The nearest main junction stations are Joychandi Pahar railway station and [[Adra Junction railway station]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Empty section|date=July 2023}}[[File:Southwest Bengal, 1776, by Rennell.jpg|thumb|Raghunathpur in Panchet administration on [[James Rennell]]&amp;#039;s Mid-18th Century map.]]&lt;br /&gt;
==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
{{OSM Location map&lt;br /&gt;
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===Location===&lt;br /&gt;
Raghunathpur is located at {{Coord|23.55|N|86.67|E|}}.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Raghunathpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Raghunathpur]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It has an average elevation of {{convert|155|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The area forms the lowest step of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]]. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Houlton, Sir John 1949, p. 170&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[John Wardle Houlton|Sir John Houlton]], &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bihar, the Heart of India&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Area overview===&lt;br /&gt;
Purulia district forms the lowest step of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]]. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Houlton, Sir John 1949, p. 170&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; [[Raghunathpur subdivision]] occupies the northern part of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. However, there are pockets of urbanization and 16.20% of the population lives in urban areas. There are 14 census towns in the subdivision.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 12 January 2020 |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |url-status = dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It is presented in the map given alongside. There is a coal mining area around [[Parbelia]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.easterncoal.gov.in/contactus/cugtel/sripur.pdf | title = Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers | work =Sodepur Area | publisher = Eastern Coalfields Limited | access-date = 11 August 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and two thermal power plants are there – the 500 MW [[Santaldih Thermal Power Station]]&amp;lt;ref name=santaldih&amp;gt;{{cite web |url = http://stpswbpdcl.n-stars.org/ |title = Santaldih Thermal Power Station - WBPDCL |publisher = WBPDCL |access-date = 2011-08-24 |archive-date = 11 January 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100111024838/http://stpswbpdcl.n-stars.org/ |url-status = dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the 1200 MW [[Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station]]. The subdivision has a rich heritage of old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The [[Banda Deul]] is a [[List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal|monument of national importance]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = https://www.asikolkata.in/purulia.aspx | title = Old temple at Banda (locally known as deul)| publisher = ASI, Kolkata Circle |access-date =  23 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://asi.nic.in/alphabetical-list-of-monuments-west-bengal/|title=List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India|publisher= ASI|work= Item no. 134|access-date=25 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The comparatively more recent in historical terms, Panchkot Raj has interesting and intriguing remains in the area.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://asianheritagealertiaah.blogspot.in/2011/10/capital-in-shambles-garh-panchakot.html |title = Capital in shambles: Garh Panchakot, Purulia  | publisher= Heritage in Peril| access-date = 1 December 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/India/East/West_Bengal/Garpanchkot/photo900506.htm |title = Historical ruins| publisher= Trek Earth | access-date = 1 December 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;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.&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Civic administration==&lt;br /&gt;
===Police stations===&lt;br /&gt;
Raghunathpur police station has jurisdiction over Raghunathpur municipality and parts of the [[Raghunathpur I]] CD block. The area covered is 337&amp;amp;nbsp;km&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; and the population covered is 197,430.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web  |url = http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php  |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia  |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2  |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal  |access-date = 10 October 2016  |url-status = usurped  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php  |archive-date = 29 July 2017  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = https://puruliapolice.org/ps/raghunathpur-ps/ |title = Raghunathpur PS | publisher= Purulia District Police | access-date = 10 October 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Raghunathpur Women police station.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = https://puruliapolice.org/ps/raghunathpur-women-ps/ |title = Raghunathpur Women PS | publisher= Purulia District Police | access-date = 10 October 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It will cover all the police stations areas of Raghunathpur subdivision.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.anandabazar.com/district/purolia-birvhum-bankura/women-police-station-in-raghunathpur-1.439133# |title = রঘুনাথপুরে মহিলা থানা | work= Issue dated 21 July 2016 (Bengali)| publisher= Ananda Bazar Patrika | access-date = 11 October 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Adra Police station has jurisdiction over some parts of Arrah and Sanka areas.&lt;br /&gt;
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===CD block HQ===&lt;br /&gt;
The headquarters of the Raghunathpur I CD block are located at Raghunathpur.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Puruliya | work=  Map of District Puruliya with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) |publisher=  Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | access-date = 2 December 2016 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Administration===&lt;br /&gt;
Raghunathpur town area falls under Raghunathpur Municipality.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some parts of Raghunathpur are in intermediate [[Panchayati Raj|panchayat]] in Purulia district, with Arrah, Babugram, Bero, Choprahari, Khajura, Nutandi, Sanka, Barrah, Cheliama, Jotadih, Mangaldah-Mautore, Nildih, and Nutandih village panchayats under it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://offerings.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewpansum.asp?selstate=19&amp;amp;pno=65&amp;amp;ptype=V&amp;amp;parenttype=S | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090410223444/http://offerings.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewpansum.asp?selstate=19&amp;amp;pno=65&amp;amp;ptype=V&amp;amp;parenttype=S | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2009-04-10 | title = Village Panchayats of West Bengal | access-date = 2008-03-02 | work = Purulia | publisher = National Panchayat Directory, Panchayat Informatics Division, NIC }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Raghunathpur&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; total area covers 12.95&amp;amp;nbsp;km&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; and at present 13 nos of Ward.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Raghunathpur Info&amp;#039;/&amp;gt; Raghunathpur had a total population of 25,932 in 2011. Out of this 11,326 were males and 10,486 were females. 2,640 persons were below the age of 6 years. 13,317 persons were literate.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&amp;amp;state5=999 |title = Census of India| access-date = 2007-09-05 | work =Table - 3 : Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001  | publisher = Registrar General, India, 2A, Mansingh Road, New Delhi 110011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&amp;amp;state5=999 |archive-date=2004-06-16}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Economy==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Damodar Valley Corporation]] has planned for a power plant at Raghunathpur as a proposed greenfield plant in the 11th plan. The first stage would be 2 X 600 MW.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://portal.dvc.gov.in/forthcomingproject.html |title=Damodar Valley Corporation |access-date=2007-09-05 |work=Capacity Addition Programme for 11th Plan (Proposed Greenfield Projects) |publisher=DVC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070326173703/http://portal.dvc.gov.in/forthcomingproject.html |archive-date=2007-03-26 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Representatives of the Jai Balaji group&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.jaibalajigroup.com/&lt;br /&gt;
|title = Jai Balaji Group| access-date = 2007-09-05 | publisher = Jai Balaji Group}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; visited the Raghunathpur on 11 January 2007 to see the sites for their proposed steel, cement and power plants.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?date=2007-01-26&amp;amp;usrsess=6857163791303&amp;amp;clid=23&amp;amp;id=172294 |title=Balaji group on recce in Raghunathpur |access-date=2007-09-05 |publisher=The Statesman, 26 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929123025/http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?date=2007-01-26&amp;amp;usrsess=6857163791303&amp;amp;clid=23&amp;amp;id=172294 |archive-date=2007-09-29 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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A steel plant of 5 million tons capacity along with a cement plant with capacity of 3000,000 tons will be set up at block one in Raghunathpur. The [[Jai Balaji group]] will be setting up these projects worth Rs 16,000 crore with a captive power plant on {{convert|3800|acre|km2}} of land. Adhunik group will set up an 1,100,000 ton capacity steel plant along with a 1000,000 ton cement plant. The project covering an area of nearly {{convert|2400|acre|km2}} will also comprise a captive power plant involving an investment of Rs 6400 crore. The state cabinet approved the industrial projects on 22 August 2007.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?date=2007-08-23&amp;amp;usrsess=1&amp;amp;clid=1&amp;amp;id=194585 |title=More industries in state cleared |access-date=2007-09-05 |publisher=The Statesman, 23 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125027/http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?date=2007-08-23&amp;amp;usrsess=1&amp;amp;clid=1&amp;amp;id=194585 |archive-date=2007-09-29 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The state government has acquired {{convert|1100|acre|km2}} of land against the requirement of {{convert|3300|acre|km2}}. The land acquired was handed over to Jai Balaji group in October 2009. The state government was acquiring the balance portion of the land,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?date=2009-10-27&amp;amp;usrsess=1&amp;amp;clid=12&amp;amp;id=305637 | title = Jai Balaji gets 1,100 acres for Purulia plant| access-date = 2009-10-27 | publisher = The Statesman, 27 October 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the first phase the Jai Balaji group will begin with coal mining at Asansol and sponge iron production at Raghunathpur. The company expects to start production in 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091027/jsp/business/story_11663012.jsp| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20101101180719/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091027/jsp/business/story_11663012.jsp| url-status =dead| archive-date =1 November 2010| title = Jai Balaji alters strategy for Purulia plant | access-date = 2009-10-27 | publisher = The Telegraph, 27 October 2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/jai-balaji-ind-raises-funds-through-qip-for-projects-in-bengal/374317/ | title = Jai Balaji Ind raises Funds through QIP for Projects in Bengal | access-date = 2009-10-27 | publisher = Business Standard, 27 October 2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Education==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Raghunathpur College]] was established in 1961. Affiliated with the [[Sidho Kanho Birsha University]], it offers honours courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, English, economic, geography, history, political science, sociology, accountancy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, botany, zoology and general courses in arts, science and commerce.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = https://www.raghunathpurcollege.ac.in/ | title = Raghunathpur College| publisher = RC |access-date =  19 January 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =  https://www.careers360.com/colleges/raghunathpur-college-purulia| title = Raghunathpur College| publisher = Careers 360 |access-date =  1 February 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Raghunathpur has a number of Educational Institutions. They are {{citation needed|date=February 2020}}&lt;br /&gt;
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*Raghunathpur Gobinda Das Lang Institution&lt;br /&gt;
*Raghunathpur Girls High School&lt;br /&gt;
*Raghunathpur High School&lt;br /&gt;
*Gogra High school&lt;br /&gt;
* Babugram high School&lt;br /&gt;
* Sankra High School&lt;br /&gt;
*Raghunathpur Municipal Managed High School&lt;br /&gt;
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