Raina I (community development block)
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Raina I রায়না I |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Raina I
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| Coordinates: 23°04′07″N 87°54′22″E / 23.06861°N 87.90611°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Parliamentary constituency | Bardhaman Purba |
| Assembly constituency | Raina, Jamalpur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102.73 sq mi (266.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 173,094 |
| • Density | 1,700/sq mi (650/km2) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
| PIN | 713424 (Shyamsundar) 713423 (Sehara) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03451 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-37,WB-38,WB-41,WB-42,WB-44 |
| Literacy Rate | 80.20 per cent |
| Website | http://bardhaman.gov.in/ |
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Raina I (also spelled Rayna and called Rainagar) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Subsequent to Lord Cornwallis’ Permanent Settlement, parganas of the earlier period were converted into ‘thanas’ or police stations. As early as 1860, there is mention of Jahanabad (subsequently renamed Arambag), Kotulpur, Goghat and Raina police stations in Jahanabad subdivision. In Peterson’s District Gazeteer of 1910 there is mention of Raina and other police stations in Bardhaman subdivision.
In 1933, independence activist Dasarathi Tah was involved in Swadeshi dacoities in Meral, Mirzapur and Bogra in the area. Damodar floods wrought havoc in the area and Dasarathi Tah initiated the ‘Nakrah hana embankment movement’ and even published a weekly newspaper named Damodar to focus on the problems faced by the people. In 1948, Raina witnessed the ‘Tebhaga movement’, where sharecroppers demanded a higher share of the crops they grew. The movement was led by Benoy Choudhury and Bipadtaran Roy.
Raina is located at 23°04′07″N 87°54′22″E / 23.0685°N 87.9062°E.
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