Raghunathganj is a town, not identified in 2011 census as a separate place, with a police station and post office, in the
Raghunathganj I
Raghunathganj I is a Community development block in India, community development block that forms an administrative division in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal.
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CD block in the
Jangipur subdivision
Jangipur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
The Bhagirathi River splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the eas ...
of
Murshidabad
Murshidabad fa, مرشد آباد (, or ) is a historical city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located on the eastern bank of the Bhagirathi River, a distributary of the Ganges. It forms part of the Murshidabad district.
During ...
in the state of
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
Geography
Location
Raghunathganj is located at .
Area overview
Jangipur subdivision is crowded with 52
census towns
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
and as such it had to be presented in two location maps. One of the maps can be seen alongside. The subdivision is located in the
Rarh region
Rarh region () is a toponym for an area in the Indian subcontinent that lies between the Chota Nagpur Plateau on the West and the Ganges Delta on the East. Although the boundaries of the region have been defined differently according to various ...
that is spread over from adjoining
Santhal Pargana division
Santhal Pargana division constitutes one of the five district administration units known as the divisions of Jharkhand state in eastern India.
Origin of name
Santhal Pargana derives its name from two words: "Santhal", a major tribe of India a ...
of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
. The land is slightly higher in altitude than the surrounding plains and is gently undulating. The river
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 river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
, along with its distributaries, is prominent in both the maps. At the head of the subdivision is the 2,245 m long
Farakka Barrage
Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganga river located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal, roughly from the border with Bangladesh near Shibganj. Farakka Barrage Township is located in Farakka (community developmen ...
, one of the largest projects of its kind in the country. Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map). The subdivision has two large power plants - the 2,100 MW
Farakka Super Thermal Power Station
Farakka Super Thermal Power Plant is located at Nabarun in Murshidabad district in Indian state of West Bengal. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC.
Geography
Location
Farakka Super Thermal Power Plant is located at ...
and the 1,600 MW
Sagardighi Thermal Power Station
Sagardighi Thermal Power Station is a thermal power plant located at Manigram, 13 km north of Sagardighi in the Indian state of West Bengal. The power plant is operated by the West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited.
Geography
...
. According to a 2016 report, there are around 1,000,000 (1 million/ ten lakh) workers engaged in the
beedi
A beedi (also spelled bidi or biri) is a thin cigarette or mini-cigar filled with tobacco flake and commonly wrapped in a tendu (''Diospyros melanoxylon'') or ''Piliostigma racemosum'' leaf tied with a string or adhesive at one end. It orig ...
industry in Jangipur subdivision. 90% are home-based and 70% of the home-based workers are women. As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks 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 river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
alone in Murshidabad district.
Severe erosion occurs along the banks.
Note: The two maps present some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the maps are linked in the larger full screen maps.
Civic administration
Police station
Raghunathganj police station has jurisdiction over
Raghunathganj I
Raghunathganj I is a Community development block in India, community development block that forms an administrative division in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal.
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and
Raghunathganj II
Raghunathganj II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Jot Kamal, a census town in Raghunathganj II block, is locat ...
CD blocks.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of
Raghunathganj I
Raghunathganj I is a Community development block in India, community development block that forms an administrative division in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal.
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CD block are located at Raghunathganj.
Transport
State Highway 11A, runs from Raghunathganj to Bhagawangola.
Jangipur Road railway station
Jangipur Road is a railway station of Malda railway division of Eastern Railway zone. The station falls on the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop line. It is situated at Station Road, Raghunathganj of Murshidabad district in the Indian state o ...
is the main railway station of this area.
Education
Management Development Institute, Murshidabad, was established at Sakim Katnai, Kulori, PO Uttar Ramna, PS Raghunathganj. MDI, Murshidabad campus was inaugurated by
Pranab Mukherjee
Dr. Pranab Mukherjee (11 December 193531 August 2020) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th president of India from 2012 until 2017. In a political career spanning five decades, Mukherjee was a senior leader in the India ...
, President of India, in 2014. It offers a residential post-graduate programme in management.
References
Cities and towns in Murshidabad district
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