Rajarhat is a neighbourhood in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1][2] Rajarhat was conceptualised in the 1990s, designed and developed in the 2000s and 2010s by the state government of West Bengal, and came to become a major IT hub through the 2010s.[3]
Administration
The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation consists of 41 wards.[4] It consists of many localities such as: Kestopur, Baguiati, Teghoria, Kaikhali, Rajarhat, Gopalpur and a part of NSCBI Airport.[5] On 18 June 2015, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was constituted by merging the existing municipal areas of Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality, Bidhannagar Municipality and the panchayat area of Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat.[6] Now Rajarhat-Gopalpur has 26 wards (ward no. 1 to 26) under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation.[7]
The area is under the jurisdiction of the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,712 | — |
| 1971 | 37,594 | +697.8% |
| 1981 | 85,945 | +128.6% |
| 1991 | 147,348 | +71.4% |
| 2001 | 271,811 | +84.5% |
| 2011 | 402,844 | +48.2% |
| Source: Government of India[8] | ||
As per the 2011 census, Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality had a total population of 402,844 persons, Males constitute 50.55% of the population and females 49%.[9] Rajarhat-Gopalpur has an average literacy rate of 89.69%.
Languages
See also
- Rajarhat Gopalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
- Rajarhat New Town (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
- New Town, Kolkata
- Rajarhat (community development block)
References
- ^ “Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority”. KMDA. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ “Kolkata Metropolitan Area Map”. KMDA. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ “A township that barricades itself”.
- ^ “Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality”.
- ^ “Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation about to be formed soon”.
- ^ Govt nod to new police posts, civic bodies’ merger The new corporation will thus be named Bidhannagar-Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipal Corporation
- ^ “BMC”.
- ^ “Census Tables”. censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ “Rajarhat Gopalpur City Population 2011 – 2021”. Census of India, Government of India.
- ^ 2011 census data censusindia.gov.in
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External links
Kolkata/East travel guide from Wikivoyage