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| {{Infobox settlement
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| | name = Raiganj
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| | settlement_type = City
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| | pushpin_map = India West Bengal
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| | pushpin_label_position = right
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| | pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
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| | coordinates = {{coord|25.618917|88.130643|display=title,inline}}
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| | subdivision_type = Country
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| | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
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| | subdivision_type1 = State
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| | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
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| | subdivision_name1 = District
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| | subdivision_name2 = [[Uttar Dinajpur district|Uttar Dinajpur]]
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| | established_title = <!-- Established -->
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| | leader_title1 = [[Chairman]]
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| | area_metro_km2 = 10.76
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| | population_total = 183612
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| | population_as_of = 2011
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| | population_density_km2 = auto
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| | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| | utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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| | area_code_type = Telephone code
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| | blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
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| | blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
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| | blank2_info_sec1 = 81.70
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| | blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
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| | website = {{URL| https://malda.gov.in/}}
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| '''Raiganj''' is a city in the [[Uttar Dinajpur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is the headquarters of the district.
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| ==History==
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| According to the legends, [[Pandava|Pandavas]] settled around in the area during their period in exile. This area was ruled by a succession of mighty kingdoms. However, it was during the rule of the Dinajpur Raj (1722-1760) that it got its distinctiveness. On 15 August 1947, when India was granted independence, the area was in a state of confusion, but when the [[Radcliffe Line]], demarcating the borders between India and Pakistan was published on 17 August 1947 Raiganj, then in the undivided Dinajpur district, was placed in India and the new district of West Dinajpur was created. On 1 April 1992, West Dinajpur was bifurcated and Raiganj became the headquarters of Uttar Dinajpur district.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://uttardinajpur.gov.in/history/ | title= Uttar Dinajpur | work= About District-History |publisher= Government of West Bengal | access-date = 26 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.raiganjonline.in/city-guide/history-of-raiganj | title= History of Raiganj |publisher= Raiganj on line| access-date = 26 July 2023}}</ref>
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| ==Geography==
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| Raiganj is located on the broad plain of the [[Kulik River]]. <ref name= ‘brittanica’>{{cite web| url = https://www.britannica.com/place/Raiganj | title= Raiganj | publisher= Brittanica | access-date = 26 July 2023}}</ref>Raiganj Municipality was formed in 1951, and it covers an area of 10.76 sq km.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://raiganjmunicipality.com/welcome/raiganj-at-a-glance/ | title= Raiganj at glance | publisher= Raiganj municipality| access-date = 26 July 2023}} </ref>
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| ==Demographics==
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| According to the 2011 census, Raiganj had a population of 183,612. It had a literacy rate of 81.70%. Hindus formed 97.37% of the population. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/196-raiganj.html|title = Raiganj City Population |publisher=Population Census | access-date = 26 July 2023}} </ref>
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| See also – [[List of cities in West Bengal by population]]
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| ==Economy==
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| Raiganj is an important trade center for agricultural items and jute. Rice milling is an impotant industry. <ref name= ‘brittanica’/>
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| ==Transport==
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| Raiganj railway station came up in 1889, when the [[Assam Bengal Railway]] extended its Parbatipur metre gauge line to Kathihar. After partition of India the line was bifurcated. The [[Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line]] was converted to broad gauge. <ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html|title = IR History: Early days II: 1870–1899| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 26 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=11301:vps.pdf | title = Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways | first = V.P. | last = Srivastava | access-date = 26 July 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140330160317/http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=11301:vps.pdf | archive-date = 30 March 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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| [[National Highway 12 (India)]] (NH 12), previously NH 34, is a [[National Highway (India)|National Highway]] in [[India]] which runs entirely in West Bengal. It runs from its junction with [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]] at [[Dalkhola]] terminating at [[Bakkhali]].<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= 26 July 2023 |location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201124738/http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|archive-date=1 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| ==Education==
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| The following institutions are located in Raiganj:
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| '''Universities and Colleges'''
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| *[[Raiganj University]] came into being in 2015, with the upgradation of Raiganj College (University College), which was initially set up in 1948 as Raiganj College. <ref>{{cite web| url = http://raiganjuniversity.ac.in/history-2/ |title = Raiganj University |publisher= RU | access-date = 26 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *[[Raiganj Government Medical College and Hospital]] was established in 2018, incorporating the District Hospital. <ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.raiganjgmch.org/ |title = Raiganj Government Medical College and Hospital | publisher= RGMCH | access-date = 26 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *[[Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya]] was established in 1986. <ref>{{cite web| url = http://rsmraiganj.in/ |title = Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya |publisher= RSM | access-date = 26 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *[[Raiganj Polytechnic]] was established in 1986. <ref>{{cite web| url = http://raipolyedu.net.in/# |title = Raiganj Polytechnic |publisher= RP | access-date = 26 July 2023}} </ref>
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| *Raiganj B.ED. College was established in 1981. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://raiganjbedcol.org/ |title = Raiganj B.ED. College |publisher= Raiganj B.ED. College | access-date = 26 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *Netaji Subhas Ch. Bose Teachers Training College was established at Village: Ratanpur, PO Bindole, PS Raiganj.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://nscbttc.org/ |title = Netaji Subhas Ch. Bose Teachers Training College |publisher= NSCBTTC | access-date = 26 July 2023}}</ref>
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| '''Higher Secondary Schools'''
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| *Debinagar Gayalal Ramhari Girls’ High School, established in 1963, is a Bengali medium, girls only institution having facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has a library with 2,180 books and it has 22 computers for teaching and learning purposes. <ref> {{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/uttar-dinajpur/19041101503/debinagar-gayalal-ramhari-g-hs.html | title= Debinagar Gayalal Ramhari Girls’ High School | publisher=Schools.org | access-date = 26 July 2023}} </ref>
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| *Raiganj Girls’ High School, established in 1933, is Bengali medium, girls’ only institution having facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 2,450 books and it has 26 computers for teaching and learning purposes. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/uttar-dinajpur/19041100702/raiganj-girls-high-school.html | title= Raiganj Girls’ High School |publisher= Schools.org | access-date = 26 July 2023}} </ref>
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| *Raiganj Coronation High School, established in 1911, is a Bengali medium, coeducational institution having facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a playground, a library with 1,000 books and it has 30 computers for teaching and learning purposes. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/uttar-dinajpur/19041100504/raiganj-coronation-high-schoo.html | title= Raiganj Coronation High School| publisher= Schools.org | access-date = 26 July 2023}} </ref>
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| *Raiganj Sri S.R. Bidyabhawan, established in 1951, is a Bengali-medium, coeducational institution having facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a playground, a library with 5,071 books and it has 19 computers for teaching and learning purposes. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/uttar-dinajpur/19041100905/raiganj-sri-s-r-vidyabhawan-hs.html | title= Raiganj Sri S.R. Bidyabhawan | publisher= Schools.org| access-date = 26 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *Raiganj Mohanbati High School, established in 1951, is a Bengali medium, boys only institution having facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a playground, a library with 3,000 books and it has 12 computers. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/uttar-dinajpur/19041102503/raiganj-mohanbati-high-school.html | title= Raiganj Mohanbati High School |publisher= Schools.org | access-date = 26 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *Raiganj Ten Class Girls’ High School, established in 1970, is a Bengali medium, girls only institution having facilitates for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 2,527 books and has 20 computers for teaching and learning purposes. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj-municipality/raiganj-ten-class-girls-h.-school | title= Raiganj Ten Class Girls’ High School | publisher= Schools,org| access-date = 26 July 2023}} </ref>
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| ==Healthcare==
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| *[[Raiganj Government Medical College and Hospital]] was established in 2018, incorporating the District Hospital.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.raiganjgmch.org/ |title = Raiganj Government Medical College and Hospital | publisher= RGMCH | access-date = 26 July 2023}}</ref>
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| *Raiganj Super Specialty Hospital is a 500 bedded hospital housed in a G+9 storied buildings. It is one of 42 super specialty hospitals built in the state with funds from Backward Regions Grant Fund.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.findhealthclinics.com/IN/Raiganj/1877053369034153/Raiganj-Super-Speciality-Hospital | title= Raiganj Super Speciality Hospital | publisher= Find Health Clinics| access-date = 26 July 2023}}</ref>
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| ==References==
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| {{Uttar Dinajpur District}}
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| {{Uttar Dinajpur topics}}
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| [[Category:Cities and towns in Uttar district]]
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| [[Category:Cities in West Bengal]]
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