Bhangar Raghunathpur

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native_name = Bhangar Raghunathpur | type = city | latd = 22.52 | longd = 88.52
state_name = West Bengal
district = South Twentyfour Parganas
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altitude = 9
population_as_of = 2001
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"See Raghunathpur for other towns with a similar name."

Bhangar Raghunathpur ( _bn. ভাঙ্গর রঘুনাথপুর) is a census town in South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Bhangar is police station in Baruipur subdivision. [cite web | url = http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm
title = Census of India| accessdate = 2007-09-02 | last = | first = | work = District-wise list of stautory towns | publisher = Directorate of census operations, West Bengal]

Geography

Bhangar is located at coord|22.52|N|88.62|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Bhangar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhangar] ] . It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [GR|India] Bhangar Raghunathpur had a population of 5009. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bhangar Raghunathpur has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 65% and female literacy of 53%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Healthcare

Certain areas of South 24 Parganas district has been identified where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [cite web | url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb4.htm
title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ) | accessdate = 2007-08-24 | last = | first = | work = Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India | publisher = SOES] High levels of arsenic in ground water was found in 12 blocks of the district. Water samples collected from tubewells in the affected places contained arsenic above the normal level (10 microgram a litre as specified by the World Health Organisation). The affected blocks are Baruipur, Bhangar I, Bhangar II, Bishnupur I, Bishnupur II, Basanti, Budge Budge, Canning I, Canning II, Sonarpur, Mograhat II and Joynagar. [cite web
url = http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=23&id=183781&usrsess=1
title = High arsenic levels in South | accessdate = 2007-09-03 | last = | first = | work =
publisher ="The Statesman", 24 June 2007 ]

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