Radhanagar is a village in the
Udhwa CD block in the
Rajmahal subdivision
Rajmahal subdivision is an Administrative divisions of India, administrative subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Santhal Pargana division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
History
As a result of the Santhal rebellion, Act XXXVII of 1855 w ...
of the
Sahibganj district
Sahibganj district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Sahibganj is the administrative headquarters of this district.
Divisions
Sahibganj district is divided into two subdivions: Sahibganj subdivision and Rajmahal ...
in the
India
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state
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of
Jharkhand
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Geography
Location
Radhanagar is located at .
Radhanagar has an area of .
Overview
The map shows a hilly area with the
Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the
Ganges
The Ganges ( ; in India: Ganga, ; in Bangladesh: Padma, ). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary rive ...
in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where
Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal.
Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.
Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Radhanagar a total population of 6,330, of which 3,224 (51%) were males and 3,106 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,267. The total number of literate persons in Radhanagar was 2,274 (44.91% of the population over 6 years).
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Civic administration
Police station
Radhanagar police station serves the Udhwa CD block.
Education
Radhanagar High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1966. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.
References
{{Santhal Parganas Division
Villages in Sahibganj district