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Kharua Rajapur
Village
Nickname: 
Rajapur
Location in West Bengal, India
Kharua Rajapur is located in India
Kharua Rajapur
Kharua Rajapur
Kharua Rajapur (India)
Coordinates: 22°59′41″N 88°45′13″E / 22.99479°N 88.753568°E / 22.99479; 88.753568
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DivisionPresidency division
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas district
Government
Gram Panchayet
 • Panchayet PradhanHema Biswas (TMC)
Area
 • Village2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
 • Rural
233 ha (576 acres)
Dimensions
 • Length2.5 km (1.6 mi)
 • Width1.3 km (0.8 mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Village1,591
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5.30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB

Kharua Rajapur is a village in Kalupur gram panchayat in Bangaon CD Block in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography[edit | edit source]

Kharua Rajapur is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from subdivision headquarters Bangaon and 52 kilometres (32 mi) from district headquarters Barasat. The nearest railway station is Chandpara railway station at Chandpara.[1]

Choita river at Kharua Rajapur

Choita river flows past Kharua Rajapur.[2]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

In the 2011 census Kharua Rajapur had a population of 1591, of which 813 were males and 778 were females. Children age 0-6 number 151. The literacy rate is 89.93.[3]

Education[edit | edit source]

Maine building of Kharua Rajapur High School

One higher secondary school and two primary schools operate in Kharua Rajapur:

  • G.R.F.P Primary School
  • S.S.K.M Primary School

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Kharua Rajapur pin code".
  2. "বিষমুক্ত জল দেবে কে,প্রশ্ন মানুষের". আনন্দবাজার প্রত্রিকা. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  3. "Kharua Rajapur Population -North Twenty Four Parganas,West Bengal,India".
  4. "Kharua Rajapur High School-North Twenty Four Parganas,West Bengal".