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Raghunathganj I

Raghunathganj I
রঘুনাথগঞ্জ I সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Community development block
Raghunathganj I is located in West Bengal
Raghunathganj I
Raghunathganj I
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 24°28′N 88°04′E / 24.46°N 88.07°E / 24.46; 88.07Coordinates: 24°28′N 88°04′E / 24.46°N 88.07°E / 24.46; 88.07
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Government
 • Type Community development block
Area
 • Total 94.65 km2 (36.54 sq mi)
Elevation 31 m (102 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 195,627
 • Density 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 107,358 (64.49%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 742225 (Ragunathganj)
742223 (Jangipur Barrage)
Telephone/STD code 03485
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB-57, WB-58
Lok Sabha constituency Jangipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Jangipur
Website murshidbad.nic.in

Raghunathganj I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Raghunathganj police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Raghunathganj. It is located 52 km from Baharampur, the district headquarters.

Raghunathganj is located at 24°28′N 88°04′E / 24.46°N 88.07°E / 24.46; 88.07

Raghunathganj I CD Block is bounded by Suti I CD Block in the north, Raghunathganj II and Lalgola CD Blocks in the east, Sagardighi CD Block in the south and Murarai II CD Block in Birbhum district in the west.

Raghunathganj I CD Block has an area of 94.65 km2.

The Bhagirathi divides the district into two parts namely Bagri on the east and Rahr on the west. The Padma separates the district from Malda district, and Chapai Nawabganj and Rajshahi districts of Bangladesh.

Gram panchayats in Raghunathganj I block/ panchayat samiti are: Dafarpur, Jamuar, Jarur, Kanupur, Mirzapur and Raninagar.


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