Rudranagar is a village and a
gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...
within the jurisdiction of the
Sagar police station in the
Sagar 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
Kakdwip subdivision
Kakdwip subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Subdivisions
South 24 Parganas district is divided into five administrative subdivisions:
12.36% of the total populati ...
of the
South 24 Parganas
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district in the
India
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state
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West Bengal
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.
Geography
Area overview
Kakdwip subdivision has full rural population. The entire district is situated in the
Ganges Delta. The southern part of the delta has numerous channels and islands such as the
Henry Island,
Sagar Island
Sagar Island is an island in the Ganges delta, lying on the Continental Shelf of Bay of Bengal about 100 km (54 nautical miles) south of Kolkata. This island forms the Sagar CD Block in Kakdwip subdivision of South 24 Parganas distric ...
, Frederick Island and Fraserganj Island. The subdivision is a part of the
Sundarbans settlements
The Sundarbans settlements refer to the areas of the Sundarbans that were cleared of forests for human habitation in the present North 24 Paganas and the South 24 Parganas districts in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per the ...
. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas by special coastal forces. The area attracts large number of tourists – Gangasagar and Fraserganj-Bakkhali are worth mentioning. Gobardhanpur holds a promise for the future.
Location
Rudranagar is located at .
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Rudranagar had a total population of 7,132, of which 3,666 (51%) were males and 3,466 (49%) were females. There were 735 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Rudranagar was 6,397 (55.86% of the population over 6 years).
Civic administration
Police station
Sagar police station covers an area of 224.3 km
2. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Sagar CD block.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of the Sagar CD block are located at Rudranagar.
Transport
Rudranagar-Jibantala Road links Rudranagar to Kachuberia, where a ferry is available across the
Muri Ganga River to
Harwood Point
Harwood Point is a village within the jurisdiction of the Kakdwip police station in the Kakdwip CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs; abbr. 24 PGS (S)), or sometimes South Twent ...
on the main land.
Education
Rudranagar Debendra Bidyapith is a Bengali-medium co-educational higher secondary school. It was established in 1951. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.
Sagar Mahavidyalaya at
Harinbari
Harinbari is a village within the jurisdiction of the Sagar police station in the Sagar CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Area overview
Kakdwip subdivisio ...
is located close by.
Healthcare
Sagar Rural Hospital at Rudranagar, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Sagar CD block.
References
{{South 24 Parganas District
Villages in South 24 Parganas district