Sulanggari


Sulangari is a census town in the Rajarhat CD block in the Bidhannagar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Sulangari 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activity taking place all around, things are changing fast, leaving behind a description at any given point of time as outdated in no time.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, Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat and Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality, including Nabadiganta Industrial Township and Rajarhat (Community development block).
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, Sulangari had a total population of 13,496, of which 6,978 were males and 6,518 were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,409. The total number of literate persons in Sulanggari was 10,786.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook, North Twenty Four Parganas, 2011, Sulangari covered an area of 0.9652 km2. It had 2 km roads, with open drains. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tube well/ bore well, hand pump. It had 2,500 domestic electric connections, 30 road light points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital, 3 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 2 primary schools, 2 middle schools, secondary, senior secondary schools at Hatiara 2 km away. The nearest college was 8 km away at Kolkata.

Healthcare

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