Raiganj is an administrative division in Raiganj subdivision

Raiganj subdivision

Raiganj subdivision is a subdivision of the North Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Raiganj municipality, Kaliaganj municipality and four community development blocs: Hemtabad, Itahar, Kaliganj and Raiganj. The four blocks contain 39 gram panchayats and two...

 of Uttar Dinajpur district in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

. Raiganj

Raiganj

Raiganj is a city and a municipality in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of a district as well as a subdivision.-Geography:...

 police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Raiganj. Nachhratpur Katabari

Nachhratpur Katabari

Nachhratpur Katabari is a census town in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Nachhratpur Katabari had a population of 5111. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nachhratpur Katabari has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower...

 and Kasba

Kasba (Uttar Dinajpur)

Kasba is a census town in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Kasba had a population of 9842. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kasba has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male...

 are two census towns in this block.

Geography

Raiganj is located at 25.62°N 88.12°E.

Raiganj community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 has an area of 466.26  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Raiganj block/ panchayat samiti are:Bahin, Baruna, Bhatun, Bindole, Birghoi, Gouri, Jagadishpur, Kamalabari I, Kamalabari II, Mahipur, Maraikura, Rampur, Sherpur and Sitgram.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Raiganj block had a total population of 362,285, out of which 187183 were males and 175102 were females. Raiganj block registered a population growth of 30.71 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 28.72 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.