Raiganj

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?Raiganj West Bengal • India
Raiganj
Coordinates: 25°37′N 88°07′E / 25.62, 88.12
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 40 m (131 ft)
District(s)	Uttar Dinajpur
Population	165,222 (2001)
Website: uttardinajpur.nic.in/

Coordinates: 25°37′N 88°07′E / 25.62, 88.12 Raiganj (Bengali: রায়গঞ্জ) is a city and a municipality in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the district headquarters as well as a subdivision of the district.^[1]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Politics
4 References
5 See also

[edit] Geography

Raiganj is located at 25.62° N 88.12° E^[2]. It has an average elevation of 40 metres (131 feet).

Raiganj is known for Kulik Bird Sanctuary which is the second largest bird sanctuary in Asia. For details visit Raiganj

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[3], Raiganj had a population of 165,222. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Raiganj has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 71%. In Raiganj, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Politics

In the 2006 and 2001 elections to the state assembly, Chittaranjan Ray of INC won the Raigant seat (reserved for scheduled castes), defeating his nearest rivals, Dilip Kumar Das of NCP and Harinarayan Roy of CPI(M) respectively. In 1996, Dilip Kumar Das of INC defeated Khagendranath Sinha of CPI(M). In 1991, Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Dilip Das of INC. In 1987, Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Dipendra Barman of INC. In 1982, Dipendra Barman of INC defeated Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M). In 1977, Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M).^[4]

In 2004, Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi of INC won in the Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[5]: