Cities, towns and locations in Basirhat subdivision, North 24 Parganas district M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lower Ganges Delta. It contains soil of mature black or brownish loam to recent alluvium. Numerous rivers, creeks and khals criss-cross the area. The tip of the Sundarbans National Park is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full screen map shows the full forest area.[1] A large section of the area is a part of the Sundarbans settlements.[2] The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area. Only 12.96% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.04% of the population lives in the rural areas.[3][4]
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, Raghunathpur (P) had a total population of 5,339, of which 2,753 (52%) were males and 2,586 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 523. The total number of literate persons in Raghunathpur (P) was 4,295 (89.18% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook, North Twenty Four Parganas, 2011, Raghunathpur covers an area of 2.0824 km2. It has 1.5 km roads with both open and closed drains. The protected water supply involves overhead tanks, service reservoir, tap water from untreated sources, and tube well/bore well. It has 1,050 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities, it has four primary schools and two senior secondary schools. The nearest college was 3 km away at Basirhat. It had three non-formal education centres (Sarvya Shiksha Abhiyan) and one special school for the disabled. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had two auditoriums/community halls. It is well-known for gamcha, handloom products, and feed.[6]
^"District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
