Kharua Rajapur

Kharua Rajapur
Village
Nickname:  Rajapur
Kharua Rajapur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Kharua Rajapur Kharua Rajapur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°59′41″N 88°45′13″E / 22.99479°N 88.753568°E / 22.99479; 88.753568
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Presidency division
District	North 24 Parganas district
Government Gram Panchayet
• Panchayet Pradhan	Hema Biswas (TMC)
Area
• Village	2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
• Rural	233 ha (576 acres)
Dimensions
• Length	2.5 km (1.6 mi)
• Width	1.3 km (0.8 mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Village	1,591
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5.30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB

Kharua Rajapur is a village in Kalupur gram panchayat in Bangaon CD Block in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Kharua Rajapur is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from subdivision headquarters Bangaon and 52 kilometres (32 mi) from district headquarters Barasat. The nearest railway station is Chandpara railway station at Chandpara.^[1]

Choita river flows past Kharua Rajapur.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2011 census Kharua Rajapur had a population of 1591, of which 813 were males and 778 were females. Children age 0-6 number 151. The literacy rate is 89.93.^[3]

Education

One higher secondary school and two primary schools operate in Kharua Rajapur:

• Kharua Rajapur High School (H.S)^[4]

• G.R.F.P Primary School
• S.S.K.M Primary School

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