Rajpur Sonarpur
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Sonarpur সোনারপুর Rajpur Sonarpur |
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| Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
Skyline view of Rajpur Sonarpur from a residential project
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| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| Sub-Division | Baruipur |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Parliamentary constituency | Jadavpur |
| Railway Stations | Kalikapur, Bidyadharpur, Subhashgram, Sonarpur, Narendrapur, Garia, New Garia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Chairman-Council |
| • Body | Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | 55.00 km2 (21.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8.5 m (27.9 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Rank | 7th in West Bengal |
| • Density | 8,605/km2 (22,290/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 423,806 |
| • Metro | 650,000 appx. |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 700084 700094 700103 700145 700146 700147 700148 700149 700150 700151 700152 700153 700154 743330 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 2427/2434/2477/2495 |
| Vehicle registration | WB 01 to WB 10, WB 19, WB 20, WB 22, WB 22U, WB 95, WB 96 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sonarpur Uttar, Sonarpur Dakshin |
| Website | www |
Rajpur Sonarpur (Bengali: রাজপুর সোনারপুর), popularly known as Sonarpur (Bengali: সোনারপুর), is a southern neighbourhood of Kolkata, India and a municipality under Sonarpur police station. While they form a common municipality both the places are also identified individually. It is bounded by Baghajatin, Bansdroni to the north, Barisha, Pailan to the west, Chakberia to the east and Baruipur to the south. It is well known for being the location of the Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission, the ancestral place of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the Bipadtarini Chandi Bari Temple
The area was home to the royal landlords (jamindars). The name Rajpur has been thus derived from the Bengali words Rajar Puri (bn: রাজার পুরী) to Rajpuri and in this form to the now Rajpur. Being on the banks of the Adi Ganga (Old Ganges), Rajpur was one of the major locations of Bengal at that time. The proximity to Kolkata's southern district and being on the banks of Adi Ganga, which is just across the river made the place to be well connected. The old jamindar's house in Rajpur Harinavi is like the Roy Choudhury's. The family stayed in Rajpur. The Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math set up an ashram in the Narendrapur area and made the school and college popularly known as Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission. Rajpur is the ancestral place of the renowned Indian patriot and freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
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