Rajbandh

Rajbandh
Village
Rajbandh railway station
Rajbandh railway station
Rajbandh is located in West Bengal
Rajbandh
Rajbandh
Location in West Bengal, India
Rajbandh is located in India
Rajbandh
Rajbandh
Rajbandh (India)
Coordinates: 23°28′41″N 87°23′34″E / 23.4781°N 87.3928°E / 23.4781; 87.3928
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
713212 (Rajbandh)
Telephone/STD code0343
Lok Sabha constituencyBardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDurgapur Purba
Websitepaschimbardhaman.co.in

Rajbandh is a village in the Kanksa CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

5km
3miles
none
Garh Jungle
H
Garh Jungle (H)
Sibpur
R
Sibpur, Paschim Bardhaman (R)
Malandighi
R
Malandighi (R)
Bankati
R
Bankati, Paschim Bardhaman (R)
Gourangapur
H
Gourangapur (H)
Damodar River
Ajay River
Durgapur
Projects
Limited
Alloy
Steels
Plant
Durgapur
Steel
Plant
Durgapur
Barrage
B
Durgapur Barrage
Panagarh Airport
A
Panagarh Airport
Kazi Nazrul
Islam Airport
A
Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport
ECL Kajora
Area Office
0V
ECL Kajora Area Office (A)
Rajbandh
R
Panagarh
R
Panagarh (R)
Durgapur
MC
Durgapur (MC)
Baska
CT
Baska (CT)
Andal
CT
Andal (CT)
Dignala
CT
Dignala (CT)
Palashban
CT
Palashban (CT)
Harishpur
CT
Harishpur (CT)
Kajora
CT
Kajora (CT)
Dakshin Khanda
CT
Dakshin Khanda (CT)
Mahira
CT
Mahira (CT)
Ukhra
CT
Ukhra (CT)
Khandra
CT
Khandra (CT)
Siduli
CT
Siduli (CT)
Prayagpur
CT
Prayagpur (CT)
Debipur
CT
Debipur (CT)
Kanksa
CT
Kanksa (CT)
Amlajora
CT
Amlajora (CT)
Bamunara
CT
Bamunara (CT)
Gopalpur
CT
Gopalpur (CT)
Arra
CT
Arra (CT)
Map
Cities and towns in the southern and eastern portions of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural centre, A: airport, B: barrage, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

It is about 10 km from Durgapur.[1]

Urbanisation

According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The sole municipal corporation in the Durgapur subdivision is located at Durgapur and the subdivision has 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).[2]

Economy

Indian Oil Corporation has a terminal and storage depot at Rajbandh.[3] The 270 km Haldia-Mourigram-Rajbandh pipeline of Indian Oil Corporation, commissioned in 1972-74, transports petroleum products from Haldia refinery.[4][5]

Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum have depots at Rajbandh.[3] Bharat Petroleum has a LPG bottling plant at Rajbandh.[6]

Transport

There is a rail station at Rajbandh on the Bardhaman-Asansol section, which is a part of Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line, Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line and Howrah-Delhi main line.[7]

National Highway 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road passes through Rajbandh.[8][9]

Education

Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management was established at Rajbandh in 2002. It is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology.[10]

Durgapur College of Commerce and Science was established in 2003 at Rajbandh.[11]

Gouri Devi Institute of Medical Sciences is a medical college with a 300-bedded multi-speciality health care venture, started in 2017 at Rajbandh. The hospital was established in 2012.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Distance between Durgapur to Rajbandh". Distances Between. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Rajbandh depot fire: IOC rules out disruption in supplies". The Hindu Business Line, 5 June 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Oil & Gas Downstream". Infraline Energy. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Petroleum Products Pipeline". Haldia-Mourigram-Rajbadh Pipeline. Indian Oil Corporation. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Bharat Petroleum - Rajbandh LPG Bottling Plant". Industry About. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ "63509 Bardhaman-Asansol MEMU". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  9. ^ Google maps
  10. ^ "Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management". DIATM. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Durgapur College of Commerce and Science". College Admission. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Gouri Devi Hospital and Research Institute". GDHRI. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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