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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Other uses|Rasulpur (disambiguation)}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Rasulpur<br />
| native_name = <br />
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| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline =Rasulpur Rly Station.jpg<br />
| image_caption=Rasulpur railway station<br />
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| pushpin_map = India West Bengal # India <br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|23.18513|N|88.02976|E|display=inline,title}} <br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} <br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Purba Bardhaman district|Purba Bardhaman]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_total = 5,091<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
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| area_code_type = Telephone/[[Subscriber trunk dialing|STD]] code<br />
| area_code = 03213<br />
| registration_plate = <br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bardhaman Purba]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Memari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Memari]]<br />
| website = {{URL|purbabardhaman.gov.in/}} <br />
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'''Rasulpur''' is a village of [[Memari I]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision]] of [[Purba Bardhaman district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<br />
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==Geography==<br />
{{OSM Location map<br />
| width=360| height=250| zoom=10<br />
| coord={{coord|23|6|20|N|87|55|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities and towns in the Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district'''<br/>M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre.<br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly<br />
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|mark-coord2={{coord|23|8|36|N|88|9|2|E}} | label-pos2=left|label2=Alipur | numbered2=CT| mark-title2= [[Alipur, Purba Bardhaman]] (CT)|shape-color2=#A40000<br />
|mark-coord3={{coord|23|6|56|N|87|48|18|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3=Seharabazar | numbered3=CT| mark-title3= [[Seharabazar]] (CT)|shape-color3=#A40000<br />
|mark-coord4={{coord|23|3|45|N|87|59|31|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4=Jamalpur| numbered4=R| mark-title4= [[Jamalpur, Bardhaman]] (R)| shape-color4=#C42222<br />
|mark-coord5={{coord|23|4|43|N|87|53|22|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5=Raina| numbered5=R| mark-title5= [[Raina, Bardhaman]] (R)| shape-color5=#C42222<br />
|mark-coord6={{coord|23|1|9|N|87|52|33|E}} | label-pos6=left|label6=Madhabdihi| numbered6=R| mark-title6= [[Madhabdihi]] (R)| shape-color6=#C42222<br />
|mark-coord7={{coord|23|12|56|N|87|41|23|E}} | label-pos7=right|label7=Khandaghosh| numbered7=R| mark-title7= [[Khandaghosh]] (R)| shape-color7=#C42222<br />
|mark-coord8={{coord|23|14|35|N|88|5|57|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8=Paharhati| numbered8=R| mark-title8= [[Paharhati]] (R)| shape-color8=#C42222<br />
|mark-coord9={{coord|23|6|16|N|87|51|59|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9=Shyamsundar| numbered9=R| mark-title9= [[Shyamsundar]] (R)| shape-color9=#C42222<br />
|mark-coord10={{coord|23|9|10|N|87|48|58|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10=Sagrai| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Sagrai]] (R)| shape-color10=#C42222<br />
|mark-coord11={{coord|23|10|14|N|87|43|18|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11=Ukhrid| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Ukhrid]] (R)| shape-color11=#C42222<br />
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|mark-coord13={{coord|23|4|34|N|87|54|22|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13=Maheshbati| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Maheshbati]] (R)| shape-color13=#C42222<br />
|mark-coord14={{coord|23|8|18|N|88|2|26|E}} | label-pos14=left|label14=Masagram| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Masagram]] (R)| shape-color14=#C42222<br />
|mark-coord15={{coord|23|11|6|N|88|1|47|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15=Rasulpur| numbered15=R| mark-title15= Rasulpur, Bardhaman (R)|shape-color15=black| label-size15=13|label-color15=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors --><br />
|mark-coord16={{coord|23.1967|87.8661}}| label16=Damodar River| label-color16 = #77A1CB| label-angle16=20| label-pos16=top| label-size16=10| mark-size16=0| mark-title16 =none <br />
|mark-coord17={{coord|23.0486|87.6836}}| label17=Dwarakeswar River| label-color17 = #77A1CB| label-angle17=50| label-pos17=right| label-size17=10| mark-size17=0| mark-title17 =none}}<br />
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===Location===<br />
{{coord|23.18513|N|88.02976|E|}}<br />
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===Urbanisation===<br />
95.54% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 4.46% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman | work = Table 2.2 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 25 January 2019 | 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 }}</ref> 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.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
As per the [[2011 Census of India]] Rasulpur had a total population of 5,091, of which 2,550 (50%) were males and 2,541 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 423. The total number of literates in Rasulpur was 3,930 (84.19% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 18 March 2017 }}</ref><br />
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==Transport==<br />
[[File:Rasulpur Rail station.jpg|thumb|Rasulpur station]]<br />
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* [[Rasulpur railway station]] is situated on the [[Howrah-Bardhaman main line]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/howrah-barddhaman-fast-memu-local-63501/14440/1/2 |title = 63501/ Mowrah-Barddhaman Fast Memu Local |work = Time Table | publisher= indiarailinfo | access-date = 18 March 2017}}</ref><br />
* Kolkata-Agra [[National Highway 19 (India)|National Highway 19]] (old numbering NH 2) passes near Rasulpur.<ref name="renumber">{{cite web|url=http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|title=Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways|publisher=[[Department of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date= 18 March 2017|location=New Delhi}}</ref><br />
* [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)|State Highway 13]] running from Palsit (in Bardhaman district) to Dankuni (in Hooghly district), incorporating old [[Grand Trunk Road|GT Road]] in the area, passes through Rasulpur and meets NH 19 at [[Palsit]], near Rasulpur.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 18 March 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Education==<br />
[[Rasulpur Bhuban Mohon High School]], established in 1876 at Nimo, is a Bengali-medium boys only, higher secondary school.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.icbse.com/schools/rasulpur-b-m-high-school/19092111501 | title = Rasulpur BM High School| publisher = ICBSE | access-date = 18 March 2017}}</ref><br />
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Baidyadanga Girls High School, established in 1949, is a Bengali-medium girls only, higher secondary school.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.icbse.com/schools/baidyadanga-girls-high-school/19092111302 | title = Baidyadanga Girls High School| publisher = ICBSE | access-date = 18 March 2017}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Purba Bardhaman District}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Purba Bardhaman district]]</div>
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