Rajarhat | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Skyline of Rajarhat | |
Rajarhat Location in West Bengal, India Show map of KolkataRajarhat Rajarhat (West Bengal) Show map of West BengalRajarhat Rajarhat (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 22°37′25″N 88°26′28″E / 22.6236°N 88.4410°E / 22.6236; 88.4410 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.97 km2 (13.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 402,844 |
| • Density | 11,520/km2 (29,840/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700052, 700059, 700101, 700102, 700135, 700136, 700157, 700159 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum, Barasat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rajarhat Gopalpur, Rajarhat New Town |
| Website | bmcwbgov |
Rajarhat is a neighbourhood in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).12 Rajarhat was conceptualised in the 1990s, designed and developed in the 2000s and 2010s by the state government of West Bengal, and came to become a major IT hub through the 2010s.3
Administration
The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation consists of 41 wards.4 It consists of many localities such as: Kestopur, Baguiati, Teghoria, Kaikhali, Rajarhat, Gopalpur and a part of NSCBI Airport.5 On 18 June 2015, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was constituted by merging the existing municipal areas of Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality, Bidhannagar Municipality and the panchayat area of Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat.6 Now Rajarhat-Gopalpur has 26 wards (ward no. 1 to 26) under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation.7
The area is under the jurisdiction of the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,712 | — |
| 1971 | 37,594 | +697.8% |
| 1981 | 85,945 | +128.6% |
| 1991 | 147,348 | +71.4% |
| 2001 | 271,811 | +84.5% |
| 2011 | 402,844 | +48.2% |
| Source: Government of India8 | ||
As per the 2011 census, Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality had a total population of 402,844 persons, Males constitute 50.55% of the population and females 49%.9 Rajarhat-Gopalpur has an average literacy rate of 89.69%.
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See also
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References
References
- "Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority". KMDA. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- "Kolkata Metropolitan Area Map". KMDA. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- "A township that barricades itself".
- "Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality".
- "Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation about to be formed soon".
- Govt nod to new police posts, civic bodies’ merger The new corporation will thus be named Bidhannagar-Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipal Corporation
- "BMC".
- "Census Tables". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- "Rajarhat Gopalpur City Population 2011 - 2021". Census of India, Government of India.
- 2011 census data censusindia.gov.in