District Bardhaman Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 1,953 (2011) | Elevation 23 m (75 ft) Vehicle registration WB | |
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Randiha bandh panagarh durgapur
Randiha (also spelled Rondia) is a village in Galsi I CD Block in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.It is a tourist spot.
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Randiha
Weir
In 1932, the Anderson weir was constructed at Randiha. As a result, irrigation facility has been available in the lower Damodar basin before the advent of dams by means of the diversion weir on the Damodar and Eden canal to the extent of 890 square kilometres in the districts of Burdwan and Hooghly. Detailed examination of flow data as available at Randiha, revealed that maximum flow of 650,000 cu ft/s (18,000 m3/s) had occurred twice in August 1913 and August 1935 before the implementation of Damodar Valley Scheme.
It is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Panagarh on NH 19 and about 19 kilometres (12 mi) downstream of Durgapur Barrage.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India Randiha had a total population of 1,953, of which 1,014 (52%) were males and 938 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 191. The total number of literates in Randiha was 1,274 (72.30% of the population over 6 years).