| Raghunathganj II | |
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| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | Murshidabad |
| Parliamentary constituency | Jangipur |
| Assembly constituency | Raghunathganj |
| Population • Density |
192,505 (2001[update]) • 1,929 /km2 (4,996 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area | 99.77 square kilometres (38.52 sq mi) |
| Website | murshidbad.nic.in/ |
Raghunathganj II (community development block) (Bengali: রঘুনাথগঞ্জ II সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Raghunathganj police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Jangipur. There are three census towns in this block: Jot Kamal, Sahajadpur and Khodarampur.[1][2]
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Jot Kamal, a census town in Raghunathganj II block, is located at
Raghunathganj II community development block has an area of 99.77 sq km.[2]
Gram panchayats in Raghunathganj II block/ panchayat samiti are: Barashimul Dayarampur, Giria, Jotekamal, Kashiadanga, Laxmijola, Mithipur, Sammatinagar, Sekendra, Sekhalipur and Teghari I.[3]
As per 2001 census, Raghunathganj II block has a total population of 192,505, out of which 94,325 were males and 98,180 were females. Raghunathganj II block registered a population growth of 24.14 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent.[2] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[4]
Raghunathganj II block is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[5]
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