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Rajabhatkhawa
Town
RajabhatkhawaLocation in West Bengal, IndiaShow map of West BengalRajabhatkhawaRajabhatkhawa (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°37′N 89°32′E / 26.62°N 89.53°E / 26.62; 89.53
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Alipurduar
Elevation	221 m (725 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English, Nepali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	wb.gov.in

Rajabhatkhawa is a small town situated just outside the Buxa Tiger Reserve in the Kalchini CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar district in West Bengal, India. It is known for its natural environment, and is surrounded by forest. Permits for the entry to the Buxa Tiger Reserve are issued here.

Etymology

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

Geography

Location

Rajabhatkhawa is located at 26°37′N 89°32′E / 26.62°N 89.53°E / 26.62; 89.53. It has an average elevation of 221 m (725 ft).

Area overview

Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of the Dooars in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the Himalayas in 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.

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

National Highway 31C passes through Rajabhat Khawa. Rajabhatkhawa also has a railway station Rajabhatkhawa Railway Station which is situated on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road Line.

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

References

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. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
3. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
4. "District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, page 13 Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
5. "What is new in Railway Budget 2012-13". The Times of India. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.

External links

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