Raychak

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settlement_typeVillage
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imagesize300px
image_captionRaichak, riverside
pushpin_mapIndia West Bengal#India
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pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal##Location in India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2South 24 Parganas
subdivision_type3CD Block
subdivision_name3Diamond Harbour II
established_title
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km20.58
elevation_m8
population_total1243
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
population_footnotes
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Bengali
demographics1_title2Additional official
demographics1_info2English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code743368
area_code_typeTelephone code
area_code+91 3174
registration_plateWB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Diamond Harbour
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Diamond Harbour
website
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Raychak is a village within the jurisdiction of the Diamond Harbour police station in the Diamond Harbour II CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Area overview

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the western portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 11 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the western part, located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is covered by the Kulpi Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5–6 metres above sea level. Archaeological excavations at Deulpota and Harinarayanpur, on the bank of the Hooghly River indicate the existence of human habitation more than 2,000 years ago.

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.

Location

Raychak is located at . It has an average elevation of 8 m.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian Census, Raychak had a total population of 1,243, of which 630 were males and 613 were females. There were 125 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Raychak was 823, which constituted 66.2% of the population with male literacy of 72.2% and female literacy of 60.0%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Raychak was 73.6%, of which male literacy rate was 80.4% and female literacy rate was 66.7%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 1,133 and 3 respectively. Raychak had 282 households in 2011.

Economy

Tourism

The fort at Raychak gradually fell into ruins and was converted to a lively 5-star hotel, Raichak on Ganges, formerly Radisson Fort. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Raichak,_riverside_in_South_24_Parganas_01.jpg" caption="a view of Raichak village from Bhagirathi river"] ::

There is a scenic view of the river. Those who are adventurous can also use the Raychak jetty or the nearby Nurpur jetty and take a ferry across the river to go to Kukrahati in East Midnapore district or Gadiara in Howrah district.

Transport

A short stretch of local roads link Raychak to the National Highway 12.

Bridge proposal

From 2003 to 2007, there was a proposal to bridge the Hooghly River from Raychak to Kukrahati. The proposal went through many phases, with support being sought from Malaysian and Japanese companies. In the final version of the proposal, the Indonesian Salim Group would have handled construction.

The Salim Group had also agreed to construct the Eastern Link Highway, which would have been 100 km long and 100 m wide and spread over 2500 acre. The road would have linked Barasat with Raychak, ultimately terminating at Nandigram. The projects were to be implemented by New Kolkata International Development Private Ltd, a special purpose company that had been promoted by the Salim Group, the Universal Success Group and Unitech.

The entire project and associated programmes were abandoned by the Left Front government after the Nandigram violence in 2007. There were suggestions in 2012 that the All India Trinamool Congress was considering reviving the project.

Healthcare

Sarisha Block Primary Health Centre at Sarisha, with 15 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Diamond Harbour II CD block.

References

References

  1. "Fact and Figures".
  2. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].
  3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  4. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  5. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009.
  6. "Census of India: Raychak".
  7. Google maps
  8. "Who will help Haldia make this highway?". The Statesman, 21 May 2003.
  9. "Bridge feasibility study next month". The Statesman, 7 June 2006.
  10. "Bridge of dreams". The Statesman, 29 August 2006.
  11. (11 August 2006). "Will WB lose its largest FDI investor?". The Economic Times, 12 August 2006.
  12. "Bengal inks pact with Indonesian group". The Hindu Business Line, 1 August 2006.
  13. "Trinamool Congress revives jinxed bridge project". The Times of India, 13 April 2012.
  14. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.

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