Raydighi Abad Explained

Raydighi Abad
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal##Location in India
Coordinates:22.0012°N 88.4354°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:South 24 Parganas
Subdivision Type3:CD Block
Subdivision Name3:Mathurapur II
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:11.28
Elevation M:7
Population Total:20467
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali[1] [2]
Demographics1 Title2:Additional official
Demographics1 Info2:English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:743383
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91 3174
Registration Plate:WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Mathurapur (SC)
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Raidighi

Raydighi Abad is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Raydighi police station in the Mathurapur II CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Area overview

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanisation. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps.[3] [4] [5]

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.

Location

Raydighi Abad is located at 22.0012°N 88.4354°W. It has an average elevation of .

Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian Census, Raydighi Abad had a total population of 20,467, of which 10,584 were males and 9,883 were females. There were 2,501 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Raydighi Abad was 14,370, which constituted 70.2% of the population with male literacy of 75.4% and female literacy of 64.6%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Raydighi Abad was 80.0%, of which male literacy rate was 86.4% and female literacy rate was 73.2%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 3,831 and 475 respectively. Raydighi Abad had 4243 households in 2011.[6]

Civic administration

Police station

Raydighi police station covers an area of 230.5 km2. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Mathurapur II CD block.[7] [8]

Social scenario

According to the District Human Development Report for the South 24 Parganas, “The district is typically at the lower rung of the ladder in terms of district per capita income compared to other districts of West Bengal… This place also houses the largest proportion of backward people compared to the state… So far as the crime scenario is concerned the economically weaker group, i.e. the women and children, suffer the most in this district.”[9]

Transport

Bishnupur-Raydighi Road links Raydighi Abad to the State Highway 1.[10]

Mathurapur Road railway station is located nearby.[10]

Education

Raidighi College, established in 1995, is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, education, history, political science, geography, mathematics, zoology, microbiology, food & nutrition and physics, and general courses in arts and science.[11]

Culture

Jatar Deul, an 11th-century Shiva temple, is located at Kankandighi/ Jata, near Raydighi Abad.[12]

Healthcare

Raydighi Rural Hospital, with 60 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Mathurapur II CD block.[13]

Notable People

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fact and Figures. Wb.gov.in. 5 July 2019.
  2. Web site: 52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India. Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. 5 July 2019. 85. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf. 25 May 2017.
  3. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas. Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 5 December 2019 .
  4. Web site: Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory . Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 5 December 2019.
  5. Web site: District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas . Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311 . Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 . 5 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm . 5 October 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: Census of India: Raydighi Abad . www.censusindia.gov.in . 1 December 2019.
  7. Web site: Raydighi . Sundarban police district . West Bengal police . 20 October 2019.
  8. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas . Table No. 2.1 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 21 October 2019.
  9. Web site: District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas . Pages 202-203, Chapter 7: Human Security and Vulnerability . Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 9 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm . 5 October 2016 . dead .
  10. Google maps
  11. Web site: Raidighi College . RC . 21 April 2019.
  12. Web site: Jatar Deul History Unexplained . Tale of 2 Backpackers . 8 January 2020. 7 May 2016 .
  13. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal . 1 December 2019.