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{{Short description|City in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rajpur Sonarpur
| native_name =
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| other_name =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Sonarpur Railway Station.jpg
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| image_caption = Sonarpur Junction Railway Station
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| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Rajpur Sonarpur
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png}} [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Presidency division|Presidency]]
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = [[South 24 Parganas]]
| subdivision_type4 = Region
| subdivision_name4 = [[Kolkata metropolitan area|Greater Kolkata]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
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| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body = Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 49.26
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| elevation_m = 9
| population_total = 424368
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<ref name="wblangoff">{{cite web|title=Fact and Figures|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/facts-and-figures;jsessionid=JzdD9RHb7aMY5esZPtcsIVLy|website=Wb.gov.in|access-date=5 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=Nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=5 July 2019|page=85|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = [[English language|English]]<ref name="wblangoff"/>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 700070, 700084, 700094, 700096, 700103, 700146, 700147, 700148, 700149, 700150, 700151, 700152, 700153, 700154
| area_code = +91 33
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB-19]] to [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB-22]], [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB-95]] to [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB-99]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jadavpur]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Sonarpur Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sonarpur Uttar]], [[Sonarpur Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sonarpur Dakshin]]
| website = {{URL|www.rajpursonarpurmunicipality.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Rajpur Sonarpur''' ({{IPA-bn|ɾɑːd͡ʒpuɾ s̪oːn̪ɑːɾpuɾ|lang}}) is a city and a municipality of the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is a part of the area covered by the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmdaonline.com/kma.html|title=Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan Area|access-date=3 September 2007|publisher=Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000049/http://www.cmdaonline.com/kma.html|archive-date=28 September 2007}}</ref> Rajpur and Sonarpur are two separate towns. Since the formation of the municipality, these twin towns are known together as Rajpur Sonarpur.

==History==
Many ''[[janapadas]]'' grew up along the old [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi]] channel from the ancient times till around the 16th century: [[Kalighat]], Boral, Rajpur, [[Harinavi]], Mahinagar, [[Baruipur]], [[Baharu]], [[Jaynagar]], [[Majilpur]], [[Chhatrabhog]] etc. [[Bipradas Pipilai]]'s ''Manasavijaya'', composed in 1495, mentions many places in this region. "[[Chand Sadagar]], a merchant character of the ''Manasavijaya'', reached Baruipur, from Kalighat, through the old Bhagirathi channel. From there he proceeded towards Chhatrabhog, and then traveling through Hatiagarh pargana reached the open sea". [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|Chaitanyadeva]] (1486–1534) also went through this route. Travelling by boat to [[Puri]] he halted at the village of Atisara, near Baruipur. "His last stoppage in [[24 Parganas]] was at Chhatrabhog, now a village within the jurisdiction of the [[Mathurapur, South 24 Parganas|Mathurapur]] police station. Chhatrabhog seems to have been an important river-port on the old Bhagirathi channel". Rama Chandra Khan, the ''[[zamindar]]'' of Chhatrabhog, helped Chaitanyadeva to continue with his journey.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas |work= Pages 3-4, Chapter I: South 24 Parganas: An overview| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 15 December 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

The area was home to the feudatory landlords (''zamindars''). The name Rajpur has been thus derived from the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] words ''Rajar Puri'' to ''Rajpuri'' and in this form to the now Rajpur. Being on the banks of the [[Adi Ganga]], Rajpur was one of the major locations of [[Bengal]] at that time. The proximity to [[Kolkata]]'s southern district and being on the banks of Adi Ganga, which is just across the river made the place to be well connected. The old zamindar's house in Rajpur Harinavi is like the Roy Choudhury's. The family stayed in Rajpur. The ancestral houses of [[Sarat Chandra Bose]] and [[Subhash Chandra Bose]] were at Kodalia, a neighbourhood in Rajpur. Both of them were members of the first 24 Parganas District Committee of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]], which was formed in 1921.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas |work= Page 7, Chapter I: South 24 Parganas: An overview| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 15 December 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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===Area overview===
Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 10 [[census town]]s. The entire district is situated in the [[Ganges Delta]] and the northern part of the subdivision is a flat plain bordering the metropolis of [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas|work= Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 5 December 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory |work= Page 13, Physiography| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 5 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas | work = Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311 | publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 | access-date = 5 December 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<small>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.</small>

===Location===
Rajpur Sonarpur is located at {{coord|22.4382026|N|88.4320450|E|format=dms}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|9|m}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Rajpur2.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rajpur]</ref><ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Sonarpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sonarpur]</ref>

[[Danga, Sonarpur|Danga]] and [[Ramchandrapur, Sonarpur|Ramchandrapur]] are adjacent to Rajpur Sonarpur on its south-eastern side, as per the map of the Sonarpur CD block in the ''District Census Handbook 2011'' for the South 24 Parganas district.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory |work= Page 257 - Map of Sonarpur CD block | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 8 November 2019}}</ref>

[[Petua]], [[Panchghara, Baruipur|Panchghara]], [[Mallikpur]] and [[Hariharpur, Baruipur|Hariharpur]] form a cluster of census towns in the Baruipur CD block, as per the map of the Baruipur CD block in the ''District Census Handbook 2011'' for the South 24 Parganas district.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory |work= Page 383 - Map of Baruipur CD block | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 7 November 2019}}</ref> This cluster has Rajpur Sonarpur on the east and [[Bidyadharpur]] on the north, both in the Sonarpur CD block, as per the map of the Sonarpur CD block in the ''District Census Handbook 2011'' for South 24 Parganas district.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory |work= Page 259 - Map of Sonarpur CD block | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 7 November 2019}}</ref>

===Climate===
[[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system]] classifies its climate as [[tropical wet and dry climate|tropical wet and dry]] (Aw).

<div style="width:100%">
{{Weather box
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|location=Rajpur Sonarpur
|temperature colour=pastel
|Jan high C=25.4
|Feb high C=27.7
|Mar high C=31.4
|Apr high C=33.1
|May high C=33.4
|Jun high C=32.3
|Jul high C=30.7
|Aug high C=30.8
|Sep high C=31.2
|Oct high C=30.8
|Nov high C=28.1
|Dec high C=25.1

|Jan mean C=19.9
|Feb mean C=22.7
|Mar mean C=27
|Apr mean C=29.3
|May mean C=30
|Jun mean C=29.5
|Jul mean C=28.5
|Aug mean C=28.6
|Sep mean C=28.5
|Oct mean C=27.5
|Nov mean C=23.5
|Dec mean C=20

|Jan low C=14.5
|Feb low C=17.7
|Mar low C=22.6
|Apr low C=25.6
|May low C=26.7
|Jun low C=26.8
|Jul low C=26.4
|Aug low C=26.4
|Sep low C=25.9
|Oct low C=24.2
|Nov low C=19
|Dec low C=14.6

|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm=14
|Feb precipitation mm=17
|Mar precipitation mm=20
|Apr precipitation mm=34
|May precipitation mm=96
|Jun precipitation mm=244
|Jul precipitation mm=323
|Aug precipitation mm=322
|Sep precipitation mm=321
|Oct precipitation mm=172
|Nov precipitation mm=30
|Dec precipitation mm=1

|source 1= ''Climate-Data.org'' (altitude: 9m)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/59999/ |title=Climate: Rajpur Sonarpur |publisher=Climate Data |access-date=14 January 2014 }}</ref>

}}
</div>

==Demographics==
{{IndiaCensusPop
| title = Population of Rajpur Sonarpur
| state =
| 1901 = 10713
| 1911 = 11607
| 1921 = 11412
| 1931 = 11433
| 1941 = 13614
| 1951 = 16310
| 1961 = 24812
| 1971 = 34393
| 1981 = 43985
| 1991 = 60175
| 2001 = 336707
| 2011 = 424368
| footnote = Source:<ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf | title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal |access-date = 12 December 2019}}</ref>
}}

According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Rajpur Sonarpur had a total population of 424,368, of which 215,405 were males and 208,963 were females. There were 35,274 people in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people was 350,721, which constituted 82.6% of the population with male literacy of 85.4% and female literacy of 79.8%. The effective literacy (7+) of population over 6 years of age was 90.1%, of which male literacy rate was 93.2% and female literacy rate was 87.0%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 78,655 and 2,340 respectively. Rajpur Sonarpur had a total of 106,604 households as of 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census of India: Rajpur Sonarpur |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=378554 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>

===Kolkata Urban Agglomeration===
The following municipalities and census towns in the South 24 Parganas district were part of the Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census: [[Maheshtala]] (M), [[Joka, Kolkata|Joka]] (CT), [[Balarampur, Budge Budge|Balarampur]] (CT), [[Chata Kalikapur]] (CT), [[Budge Budge]] (M), [[Nischintapur, Budge Budge|Nischintapur]] (CT), [[Uttar Raypur]] (CT), [[Pujali]] (M) and Rajpur Sonarpur (M).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf | title= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | work= Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh |publisher= Census of India 2011 | access-date = 7 November 2019}}</ref>

==Civic administration==
===Municipality===
Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality covers an area of {{cvt|49.26|km2}}. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Rajpur Sonarpur. The municipality was established in {{start date and age|1876}}. It is divided into 35 wards. According to the 2015 municipal election, it is being controlled by the [[All India Trinamool Congress]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.westbengalvaluationboard.gov.in/home/municipality_corporation_details/VVhtanFrZXhONWJycVJiVEFxbHQ1MnJoYlFlRDZUWEJ1Y2Z5Ym1iTTNEUDBqUC9OTEppVjJISHFsWkQ2ZERTREgycUhuSVRScHF1djR4NnJyNGZ0cnc9PQ== | title = Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality | work = West Bengal Valuation Board | publisher = Government of West Bengal | access-date = 18 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbdma.gov.in/HTM/DIS/MUNI_ULB_Rajpur_Sonarpur.htm|title=Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality|work=Department of Municipal Affairs|publisher=Government of West Bengal|access-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421011803/http://wbdma.gov.in/HTM/DIS/MUNI_ULB_Rajpur_Sonarpur.htm|archive-date=21 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Police station===
Sonarpur police station covers an area of {{cvt|169.816|km2}}. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality, and the [[Sonarpur (community development block)|Sonarpur]] CD block.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://baruipurpolicedistrict.org/sonarpur.php |title = Sonarpur police station | work= Baruipur police district |publisher= West Bengal police | access-date = 18 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas | work = Table No. 2.1 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 18 October 2019}}</ref>

===CD block HQ===
The headquarters of the [[Sonarpur (community development block)|Sonarpur]] CD block are located at Rajpur Sonarpur.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in/node/2155 |title = BDO Offices under South 24 Parganas District | publisher= West Bengal Public Library Network, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 18 October 2019}}</ref>

==Transport==
Rajpur Sonarpur is on the [[State Highway 1 (West Bengal)|State Highway 1]].<ref name="google">Google maps</ref>

[[Sonarpur Junction railway station]] is on the [[Sealdah South lines|Sealdah–Namkhana line]] of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system.<ref name="google"/><ref>{{cite web | url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-sealdah-namkhana-local-34792/14397/325/9534 | title = 34792 Sealdah-Namkhana Local | work = Time Table | publisher = India Rail Info | access-date = 15 December 2019}}</ref>

===Commuters===
With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328319153 | title = Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata | first= Bhaswati| last= Mondal| access-date = 16 December 2019}}</ref>

==Education==
* [[Sonarpur Mahavidyalaya]], established in 1985, is affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]]. It offers honours courses in bengali, english, sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, geography, education, mathematics and accounting & finance, and general degree courses in arts, science, and commerce.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.sonarpurmahavidyalaya.com/ |title = Sonarpur Mahavidyalaya |publisher = SM | access-date = 29 October 2019 }}</ref>
* [[Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur|Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Residential College]], established in 1960, is affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]]. It offers honours courses in bengali, english, sanskrit, history, political science, philosophy, economics, geography, education, mathematics and accounting & finance, and general degree courses in arts, science, and commerce.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.rkmrc.in/ |title = Ramakrishna Mission Residential College |publisher = RKMRC | access-date = 29 October 2019 }}</ref>
* [[Future Institute of Engineering and Management]], established in 2001, offers diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in Engineering and Technology and other allied fields.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.futureengineering.in/ |title = Future Institute of Engineering and Management |publisher = FIEM | access-date = 29 October 2019 }}</ref>
* [[Netaji Subhash Engineering College]], established in 1998, offers diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in Engineering and Technology and other allied fields.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nsec.ac.in/ |title = Netaji Subhash Engineering College |publisher = NSEC | access-date = 29 October 2019 }}</ref>
* [[Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology]], established in 2001, offers diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in Engineering and Technology and other allied fields.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.msit.edu.in/ |title = Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology |publisher = MSIT | access-date = 29 October 2019 }}</ref>
* [[Harinavi DVAS High School]] is a Bengali-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1866 and has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/harinavi-dvas-high-school-lrn16d | title = Harinavi DVAS High School | publisher = ICBSE | access-date = 1 January 2020}}</ref>
* [[B.D.M International]] is an English-medium coeducational school. It was established in 1966 and has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bdmi.org/ | title = B D M International | publisher = BDMI | access-date = 1 January 2020}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Sonarpur Rural Hospital, with 25 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Sonarpur CD block.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 7 January 2020}}</ref>

The Indian Institute of Liver and Digestive Sciences is a super speciality hospital that treats liver diseases. It has come up as a private initiative with government support.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.jaspital.com/kolkata/clinic/indian-institute-of-liver-and-digestive-sciences-haridevpur | title = Indian Institute of Liver and Digestive Sciences | publisher = Jaspital | access-date = 7 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/liver-hospital-to-admit-patients-from-may/cid/1399931 | title = Liver hospital to admit patients from May | publisher = The Telegraph, 5 April 2017 | access-date = 7 January 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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