Rajpur Sonarpur | |
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City | |
 Sonarpur Junction Railway Station | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Rajpur Sonarpur | |
  Rajpur Sonarpur Location in West Bengal  Rajpur Sonarpur Location in India | |
| 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.
- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan Area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.