Rekjuani is a

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in the

Rajarhat Rajarhat is a locality in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Lyin ...

CD block In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...

in the

Bidhannagar subdivision Bidhannagar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat (Community development block) to Bidhannagar subdivision, ...

of the

North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Rekjuani is located at .

Area overview

Rajarhat, a rural area earlier, adjacent to Kolkata, is being transformed into an upmarket satellite township, with modern business hubs, luxury real estate and eye-catching shopping malls. With enormous construction activity taking place all around, things are changing fast, leaving behind a description at any given point of time as outdated in no time. Bidhannagar subdivision consists of

Bidhannagar Municipality Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is the local government responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of Salt Lake and Rajarhat areas in Greater Kolkata. Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation was headed by Administrator Shri Pa ...

, Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat and Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality (subsequently merged to form

Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is the local government responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of Salt Lake and Rajarhat areas in Greater Kolkata. Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation was headed by Administrator Shri Pa ...

since 2015), including Nabadiganta Industrial Township (Bidhannagar Sector - V) and

Rajarhat (Community development block) Rajarhat is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bidhannagar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Rajarhat Bishnupur, a constituent panchayat in Rajarhat blo ...

. 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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Rekjuani had a total population of 16,553, of which 8,417 (51%) were males and 8,136 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,717. The total number of literate persons in Rekjuani was 12,969 (87.42% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook, North Twenty Four Parganas'', 2011, Rekjuani covered an area of 6.3115 km². The protected water-supply involved overhead tanks, service reservoir, tube well/ borewell, handpump. It had 1,520 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities, it had 6 primary schools, 1 secondary school, senior secondary school at Bhatenda 2 km away. The nearest college was 7 km away at

Bidhannagar Bidhannagar is a planned urban agglomeration and city and a municipal corporation of the North 24 Parganas in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is in Greater Kolkata region and also a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Devel ...

. It had 1 recognised shorthand, typewriting & vocational training institution. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 cinema theatre, 2 public libraries, 1 reading room. It is well-known for medicine, printing, net factory.

Healthcare

Rekjoani Rural Hospital with 30 beds functions as the main medical facility centre in Rajarhat CD block.

References

{{North 24 Parganas District Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district