Raj Ballabh
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Raj Ballabh
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map = India West Bengal # India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.295917|N|87.580667|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = West Bengal
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Paschim Medinipur
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 819
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Bengali, English
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 721140
| area_code_type = Telephone/STD code
| area_code = 03222
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| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Ghatal
| blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Pingla
| website = {{URL|paschimmedinipur.gov.in/}}
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Raj Ballabh is a village in the Pingla CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
| width=400| height=300| zoom=10
| coord={{coord|22|22|0|N|87|28|0|E}}| float=left|caption=Cities and towns in the northern part of Kharagpur subdivision (including Khararagpur I & II, Debra and Pingla CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
|mark-coord1= {{coord|22|22|0|N|87|33|0|E}}| label-pos1=bottom|label1=Balichak | numbered1=CT| mark-title1= Balichak (CT)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=13| mark-size1=13|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#C40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|22|21|20|N|87|13|35|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2=Kalaikunda | numbered2=CT| mark-title2= Kalaikunda (CT)
|mark-coord3={{coord|22|21|35|N|87|20|30|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3=Kharagpur |labela3 =Railway Settlement | numbered3=CT| mark-title3= Kharagpur Railway Settlement (CT)
|mark-coord4={{coord|22|19|0|N|87|23|8|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4=Changual | numbered4=R| mark-title4= Changual (R)
|mark-coord5={{coord|22|22|21|N|87|34|40|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5=Debra | numbered5=R| mark-title5= Debra, Paschim Medinipur (R)
|mark-coord6={{coord|22|22|35|N|87|33|47|E}} | label-pos6=top|label6=Gangaram Chak | numbered6=R| mark-title6= Gangaram Chak (R)
|mark-coord7={{coord|22|22|54|N|87|26|23|E}} | label-pos7=right|label7=Madpur | numbered7=R| mark-title7= Madpur (R)
|mark-coord8={{coord|22|17|13|N|87|38|30|E}} | label-pos8=right|label8= Maligram | numbered8=R| mark-title8= Maligram (R)
|mark-coord9={{coord|22|16|18|N|87|35|8|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9= Pingla | numbered9=R| mark-title9= Pingla (R)
|mark-coord10={{coord|22|16|21|N|87|17|35|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10= Salua | numbered10=R| mark-title10= Salua, Paschim Medinipur (R)
|mark-coord11={{coord|22|22|50|N|87|20|30|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Satkul | numbered11=R| mark-title11= Satkul (R)
|mark-coord12={{coord|22|17|40|N|87|18|35|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12= Hijli | numbered12=R| mark-title12= Hijli (R)
|mark-coord13={{coord|22|19|48|N|87|19|25|E}}| label-pos13=right|label13= Kharagpur| numbered13=M| mark-title13= Kharagpur (M)| shape-color13= #800000
|mark-coord14={{coord|22|19|48|N|87|18|13|E}}| label-pos14=bottom|label14= IIT, Kharagpur| numbered14=F| mark-title14= Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (F)|shape-color14=#967117
|mark-coord15={{coord|22|25|14|N|87|36|16|E}}| label-pos15=right|label15= Chak Bajit| numbered15=H| mark-title15= Chak Bajit (H) |shape-color15=#AA6666
|mark-coord16={{coord|22|15|20|N|87|32|31|E}}| label-pos16=left|label16= Dhaneshwarpur |labela16= Madhyabar| numbered16=H| mark-title16= Dhaneshwarpur Madhyabar (H) |shape-color16=#AA6666
|mark-coord17={{coord|22|14|37|N|87|40|19|E}}| label-pos17=left|label17= Jalchak| numbered17=H| mark-title17= Jalchak (H) |shape-color17=#AA6666
|mark-coord18={{coord|22|26|51|N|87|37|46|E}}| label-pos18=right|label18= Loyada| numbered18=H| mark-title18= Loyada, Paschim Medinipur (H) |shape-color18=#AA6666
|mark-coord19={{coord|22|17|45|N|87|34|50|E}}| label-pos19=lft|label19= Raj Ballabh| numbered19=H| mark-title19= Raj Ballabh (H)|shape-color19=black| label-size19=13|label-color19=black
|mark-coord20={{coord|22|28|10|N|87|34|17|E}}| label-pos20=right|label20= Satyapur| numbered20=H| mark-title20= Satyapur, Paschim Medinipur (H) |shape-color20=#AA6666
|mark-coord21={{coord|22|23|0|N|87|16|0|E}}|label21= Kangsabati River| label-color21 = #77A1CB| label-angle21=10| label-pos21=top| label-size21=11| mark-size21=0| mark-title21=none }}
=Location=
Raj Ballabh is located at {{coord|22.295917|N|87.580667|E|display=inline}}.
=Area overview=
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report| title = District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011| work= page 27-28| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 10 September 2020}} With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly half of the district's population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013| work= Table 2.2, 2.4 (a)| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics |accessdate = 10 September 2020}}
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, Raj Ballabh had a total population of 819, of which 404 (49%) were males and 415 (51%) were females. There were 96 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Raj Ballabh was 614 (84.92% of the population over 6 years).{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_p190ca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census, India | accessdate = 3 September 2020}}
Raj Ballabh picture gallery
File:Nabaratna Rameshwar Temple at Rajballabh under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 11.jpg|Nava-ratna Rameshwar temple in perilous position
File:Nabaratna Rameshwar Temple at Rajballabh under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 04.jpg|Terracotta relief in Rameshwar temple
File:Nabaratna Rameshwar Temple at Rajballabh under Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal 05.jpg|Terracotta relief in Rameshwar temple
References
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External links
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{{Paschim Medinipur District}}
Category:Villages in Paschim Medinipur district
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