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Rajbalhat
Census Town
Radhakantajiu Temple, Rajbalhat
Radhakantajiu Temple, Rajbalhat
Location in West Bengal, India
Rajbalhat is located in India
Rajbalhat
Rajbalhat
Rajbalhat (India)
Coordinates: 22°46′33″N 88°00′19″E / 22.7758°N 88.0054°E / 22.7758; 88.0054
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total16,479
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
712408
Telephone code03212
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitewb.gov.in

Rajbalhat is a census town in Jangipara, a Community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography[edit | edit source]

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Location[edit | edit source]

Rajbalhat is located at 22°46′33″N 88°00′19″E / 22.7758°N 88.0054°E / 22.7758; 88.0054

Villages in Rajbalhat panchayat are as follows: Rajbalhat, Shib Chak, Morhal, Mukundapur, Kuliara, Jhanda, Binodbati, Chaiman Chak, Naskardanga, Gultia, Dakshin Gultia, Tripan, Nabagram, Jabni and Rahimpur.[1]

Urbanisation[edit | edit source]

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).[2][3] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

As per 2011 Census of India, Rajbalhat had a total population of 16,479 of which 8,405 (51%) were males and 8,074 (49%) were females. Children under 6 made up 1,419 people. The number of literate people in Rajbalhat was 12,530 (83.20% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Culture[edit | edit source]

The garh (fort) of Bhursut Raj at Rajbalhat covers about seven bighas of land (roughly 4.3 acres) and 500 bighas of land was a debottar property for the maintenance of the temple of Rajballavi Thakurani at Rajbalhat. No signs remain of the king's garh, or palace.[4] Rajballavi Temple dates to approximately the early 16th century.[5]

Radhakantajiu (1733) and Sridhar Damodar (1724) are 18th century temples with terracotta decorations in Rajbalhat village.[6]

Rathyatra (chariot festival), Rajbalhat
The Hindu goddess Rajballavi's image in Rajballavi Temple, Rajbalhat

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Census Data District Name: Hugli(12) Block Name: Jangipara (0016)". West Bengal Govt. Retrieved 4 February 2009. [dead link]
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Temples in Hooghly". hindubooks.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "Next weekend you can be at ... Antpur". The Telegraph, 24 July 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "Rajbalhat". india9.com. Retrieved 4 February 2009.

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