Rajpur Sonarpur | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 22°26′18″N 88°25′55″E / 22.4382026°N 88.4320450°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
Division | Presidency |
District | South 24 Parganas |
Region | Greater Kolkata |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 49.26 km2 (19.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 424,368 |
• Density | 8,600/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali[1][2] |
• Additional official | English[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 700070, 700084, 700094, 700096, 700103, 700145, 700146, 700147, 700148, 700149, 700150, 700151, 700152, 700153, 700154 |
Telephone code | +91 33 |
Vehicle registration | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sonarpur Uttar, Sonarpur Dakshin |
Website | www |
Rajpur Sonarpur (Bengali: [ɾɑːd͡ʒpuɾ soːnɑːɾpuɾ]) is a municipality of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[3] Rajpur and Sonarpur are two separate towns. Since the formation of the municipality, these twin towns are known together as Rajpur Sonarpur.