Rajpur Sonarpur
Rajpur Sonarpur
Sonarpur | |
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Sonarpur Junction Railway Station | |
Interactive map outlining Rajpur Sonarpur | |
Rajpur Sonarpur Location in West Bengal Rajpur Sonarpur Location in India Rajpur Sonarpur Location in Asia Rajpur Sonarpur Location in Earth | |
| Coordinates: 22°26′27″N 88°25′29″E / 22.4408748°N 88.4246368°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| 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 | 8,615/km2 (22,310/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 90.14 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 970 ♂/♀ |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| 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, WB-20, WB-95, WB-96, WB-97, WB-98 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jadavpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sonarpur Uttar, Sonarpur Dakshin |
| Website | rajpursonarpurmunicipality |
Rajpur Sonarpur (Bengali: [ɾɑːd͡ʒpuɾ soːnɑːɾpuɾ]) is a city and a municipality in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).