Sulangari is a
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
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in the
Rajarhat
Rajarhat is a locality in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Lying ...
CD block in the
Bidhannagar subdivision
Bidhannagar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat (Community development block) to Bidhannagar subdivision, ...
of the
North 24 Parganas district
North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and f ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Geography
Location
Sulangari is located at .
Area overview
Rajarhat, a rural area earlier, adjacent to Kolkata, is being transformed into an upmarket satellite township, with modern business hubs, luxury real estate and eye-catching shopping malls. With enormous construction activity taking place all around, things are changing fast, leaving behind a description at any given point of time as outdated in no time. Bidhannagar subdivision consists of
Bidhannagar Municipality, Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat and
Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality (subsequently merged to form
Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation
Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is the local government responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of Salt Lake and Rajarhat areas in Greater Kolkata.
Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation was headed by Administrator Shri Pa ...
since 2015), including Nabadiganta Industrial Township (Bidhannagar Sector - V) and
Rajarhat (Community development block)
Rajarhat is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bidhannagar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Rajarhat Bishnupur, a constituent panchayat in Rajarhat block, i ...
.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Sulangari had a total population of 13,496, of which 6,978 (52%) were males and 6,518 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,409. The total number of literate persons in Sulanggari was 10,786 (89.24% of the population over 6 years).
Infrastructure
According to the ''District Census Handbook, North Twenty Four Parganas'', 2011, Sulangari covered an area of 0.9652 km
2. It had 2 km roads, with open drains. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tube well/ bore well, hand pump. It had 2,500 domestic electric connections, 30 road light points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital, 3 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 2 primary schools, 2 middle schools, secondary, senior secondary schools at
Hatiara
Hatiara is a locality in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
Trans ...
2 km away. The nearest college was 8 km away at
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
.
Healthcare
Rekjoani Rural Hospital at
Rekjuani
Rekjuani is a census town in the Rajarhat CD block in the Bidhannagar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Rekjuani is located at .
Area overview
Rajarhat, a rural area earli ...
with 30 beds functions as the main medical facility in Rajarhat CD block.
References
Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district
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