Rejinagar
Rejinagar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Rejinagar Location in West Bengal, India  Rejinagar Rejinagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°51′35″N 88°15′18″E / 23.8596°N 88.2551°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,103 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 742189 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03484 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Baharampur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rejinagar |
| Website | murshidabad |
Rejinagar is a village in the Beldanga II CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
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M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centres
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Rejinagar is located at 23°51′35″N 88°15′18″E / 23.8596°N 88.2551°E.
Area overview
[edit]The area shown in the map alongside, covering Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri.[1][2] The headquarters of Murshidabad district, Berhampore, is in this area.[3] The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) south-west of Berhampore.[4][5][6] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% of the population living in the rural areas.[7]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Census of India, Rejinagar had a total population of 10,103, of which 5,146 (51%) were males and 4,957 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,729. The total number of literate persons in Rejinagar was 5,653 (67.51% of the population over 6 years).[8]
Civic administration
[edit]Police station
[edit]Rejinagar police station has jurisdiction over a part of Beldanga II CD block.[9]
Transport
[edit]National Highway 12 (old number NH 34) passes through Rejinagar.[10]
Rejinagar railway station on the Ranaghat-Lalgola branch line which was opened in 1905.[11][12]
Education
[edit]- Kashipur Tarini Sundari Vidyapith.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Physiography, Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Murshidabad". Geography. Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Murshidabad". Murshidabad district authorities. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ Ray, Nihar Ranjan, Bangalir Itihas Adi Parba, (in Bengali), 1980 edition, pp. 160-161, Paschim Banga Niraksharata Durikaran Samiti
- ^ Sengupta, Nitish, History of the Bengali-speaking People, p.25, UBS Publishers’ Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
- ^ Majumdar, Dr. R.C., History of Ancient Bengal, first published 1971, reprint 2005, pp. 5-6, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, ISBN 81-89118-01-3.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). District Primary Census Abstract page 26. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ L.S.S.O’Malley. "Murshidabad District (1914)". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ Kashipur Tarini Sundari Vidyapith
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