Country India District Murshidabad Telephone/STD code 03485 Elevation 31 m Area code 03485 | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Area 94.65 km² Population 195,627 (2011) | |
 | ||
PIN 742225 (Ragunathganj)
742223 (Jangipur Barrage) | ||
Raghunathganj I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Raghunathganj police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Raghunathganj. It is located 52 km from Baharampur, the district headquarters.
Contents
Parnoshree dance raghunathganj 2016
Location
Raghunathganj is located at 24°28′N 88°04′E
Raghunathganj I CD Block is bounded by Suti I CD Block in the north, Raghunathganj II and Lalgola CD Blocks in the east, Sagardighi CD Block in the south and Murarai II CD Block in Birbhum district in the west.
Area
Raghunathganj I CD Block has an area of 94.65 km2.
Physical features
The Bhagirathi divides the district into two parts namely Bagri on the east and Rahr on the west. The Padma separates the district from Malda district, and Chapai Nawabganj and Rajshahi districts of Bangladesh.
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats in Raghunathganj I block/ panchayat samiti are: Dafarpur, Jamuar, Jarur, Kanupur, Mirzapur and Raninagar.
Population
As per 2011 Census of India Raghunathganj I CD Block had a total population of 195,627, of which 133,114 were rural and 62,513 were urban. There were 100,295 (50%) males and 95,332 (50%) females. Population below 6 years numbered 29,157. Scheduled Castes numbered 53,027 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 2,602.
As per 2001 census, Raghunathganj I block has a total population of 154,349, out of which 77,727 were males and 76,622 were females. Raghunathganj I block registered a population growth of 30.09 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.
Census towns and large villages
Census towns in Raghunathganj I CD Block were (2011 population figures in brackets): Ghorsala (7,837), Srikantabati (14,027), Charka (8,451), Dafarpur (16,587), Ramnagar (9,528) and Mirzapur (6,083).
Large villages in Raghunathgaj I CD Block were (2011 population figures in brackets): Kanupur (8,865), Sujapur (P) (4,717), Nait Baidara (4,212), Barala (5,580), Jarur (6,435), Umarpur (4,384), Kankaria (4,363), Talai (4,156), Ramkantapur (5,208), Ramchandrabati (5,648), Gankar (4,574), Rajnagar (4,586) and Nutanganj (5,805).
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Raghunathganj I CD Block was 107,358 (64.49% of the population over 6 years) out of which 58,990 (55%) were males and 48,368 (45%) were females.
As per 2011 census, literacy in Murshidabad district was 66.59.Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011.Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
Language
Bengali is the local language in these areas.
Transportation
The Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop line was constructed in 1913. This line passes through this block. There are stations at Jangipur Road and Gankar.
Healthcare
Raghunathganj I block is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. The maximum arsenic contamination level found in the Murshidabad district is in the Naoda and Raghunathganj I blocks.