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Rajabhatkhawa

Coordinates:26°37′N89°32′E/ 26.62°N 89.53°E/26.62; 89.53
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Rajabhatkhawa
Town
Rajabhatkhawa is located in West Bengal
Rajabhatkhawa
Rajabhatkhawa
Location in West Bengal, India
Rajabhatkhawa is located in India
Rajabhatkhawa
Rajabhatkhawa
Rajabhatkhawa (India)
Coordinates:26°37′N89°32′E/ 26.62°N 89.53°E/26.62; 89.53
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictAlipurduar
Elevation
221 m (725 ft)
Languages
• OfficialBengali,English,Nepali
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitewb.gov.in

Rajabhatkhawais a small town situated just outside theBuxa Tiger Reservein theKalchiniCD blockin theAlipurduar subdivisionof theAlipurduar districtinWest Bengal,India.It is known for its natural environment,[citation needed]and is surrounded by forest. Permits for the entry to the Buxa Tiger Reserve are issued here.[clarification needed]

Etymology

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The name of the place literally means "(the place) where the king had a meal". The folklore is that the kings of the princely stateKoch Biharused to come here for having picnic in the forests.

Geography

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8km
5miles
A
S
S
A
M
B
H
U
T
A
N
Madhu TG
R
Madhu Tea Garden (R)
Buxa Hill Forest
Raydak
Forest
Chikjora River
Raydak River
Sakos River
Jayanti River
Dima River
Kaljani River
Torsha River
Chilapata
Forest
NP
Chilapata Forests (NP)
Buxa
Tiger
Reserve
NP
Buxa Tiger Reserve (NP)
Buxa Fort
H
Buxa Fort (H)
Sankos TE
TE
Kumargram and Sankos Tea Estates (TE)
Kumargram TE
TE
Kumargram and Sankos Tea Estates (TE)
Uttar Mandabari
R
Uttar Mandabari (R)
Raimatang
R
Raimatang (R)
Rajabhatkhawa
R
Kumargram
R
Kumargram, Alipurduar (R)
Jayanti
R
Jayanti, Alipurduar (R)
Jashodanga
R
Jashodanga (R)
Kalchini
R
Kalchini, Alipurduar (R)
Alipurduar
M
Alipurduar (M)
Hasimara
A
Hasimara (A)
Uttar Satali
CT
Uttar Satali (CT)
Dakshin Rampur
CT
Dakshin Rampur (CT)
Uttar Latabari
CT
Uttar Latabari (CT)
Uttar Kamakhyaguri
CT
Uttar Kamakhyaguri (CT)
Sobhaganj
CT
Sobhaganj (CT)
Samuktala
CT
Samuktala (CT)
Mechiabasti
CT
Mechiabasti (CT)
Laskarpara
CT
Laskarpara (CT)
Jaigaon
CT
Jaigaon (CT)
Places and tea estates in the eastern portion of Alipurdar subdivision (including Kalchini, Kumargram and Alipuduar II CD blocks) in Alipurduar district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, A: Air Force Station, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, H: historical site
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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Rajabhatkhawa is located at26°37′N89°32′E/ 26.62°N 89.53°E/26.62; 89.53.[1]It has an average elevation of 221 m (725 ft).

Area overview

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Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of theDooarsin West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of theHimalayasin Bhutan. It is a predominantly rural area with 79.38% of the population living in the rural areas. The district has 1 municipal town and 20 census towns and that means that 20.62% of the population lives in the urban areas. The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, taken together, form more than half the population in all the six community development blocks in the district. There is a high concentration of tribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.[2][3][4]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Transport

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The railway station at Rajabhatkhawa.

National Highway 31Cpasses through Rajabhat Khawa. Rajabhatkhawa also has a railway stationRajabhatkhawa Railway Stationwhich is situated on theNew Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road Line.

Rajabhatkhawa-Jainti line is a new project sanctioned in 2012-13.[5]

References

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  1. ^Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rajabhatkhawa
  2. ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri".Tables 2.2, 2.4b.Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved29 June2020.
  3. ^"CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)".2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved29 June2020.
  4. ^"District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA"(PDF).Census of India 2011, page 13 Physiography.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.Retrieved18 June2020.
  5. ^"What is new in Railway Budget 2012-13".The Times of India.14 March 2012.Retrieved10 November2012.
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