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Rajarhat

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Rajarhat is a busy neighborhood in India. It sits in the North 24 Parganas district. This place is part of the state of West Bengal. It is also inside the Kolkata Metropolitan area. A group called the KMDA manages this large region.

Rajarhat is a very important part of this area. It is known as a major IT hub. This means many people work with computer technology there.

Many different places make up this local area. You might hear names like Kestopur or Baguiati. Other nearby spots include Teghoria and Kaikhali. Gopalpur is another part of this region. Even part of the NSCBI Airport is close by.

These places are all linked together. They sit within the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation.

This neighborhood has an interesting history of growth. The state government first thought of the plan in the 1990s. They began to design and build it later on. Most of the work happened during the 2000s and 2010s.

It grew quickly into the hub it is today. This growth changed how the land looks and works.

Rules and leaders help keep the area running well. On June 18, 2015, a new group was formed. This group is the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation. It was made by joining three older areas together.

These areas were Rajarhat-Gopalpur, Bidhannagar, and Mahishbathan II. Now, the corporation has 41 wards in total. The Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate looks after the safety here.

Many people call Rajarhat their home. In the 2011 census, the Rajarhat-Gopalpur area had 402,844 people.

About 50.55% of these people were men. Around 49% of the people were women. Most people in this area can read and write. The literacy rate was 89.69%. This shows that many people there go to school.

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