Rajabazar, Kolkata

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Rajabazar
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Jorasanko

Rajabazar is a locality in the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is located between CIT Road and APC Road. The locality has developed around Narkeldanaga Main Road (now renamed as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Sarani), which acts as a connector between CIT Road and APC Road. Thus, Rajabazar can be said to be located between Maniktala, Narkeldanga and Sealdah.

Rajabazar is in a prime location and

is a stone's throw distance from Rajabazar crossing. All civic amenities, such as hospitals, colleges, schools, sanitation, malls, gyms, shopping complexes, cinema halls, mosques and temples are located in and around Rajabazar. Dr. B.C. Roy Children's Hospital is located at a distance of 2–3 km from Rajabazar.

History Raja Ramlochun Ray Kolkata

The bazaar was established in about 1842 AD on the land owned by Raja Ramlochun Ray, a small land owner, by Muslim merchants, businessmen, butchers and cattle traders from

to Howrah Station.

A mosque was built which still exists today known as the Rajabazar Barri Masjid and there is another larger mosque being renovated which is Jama Masjid Darur-Salaam on Narkeldanga Main Road. Several residential quarters were established around that area. A police station (

moved to Rajabazar.

During the Hindu-Muslim riots in Calcutta in 1964, Mr. Skaikh Mahmood helped Muslims living in areas like

Metiabruz

.

There is a shrine (mazaar) of a Muslim Sufi saint in Rajabazar. The area spans the canal, and crosses over the bridge. There are 9 Mosques located at Rajabazar. The bazaar is famous for its jewellery (SHYAM JEWELLERS is the most prestigious Jeweller), bangles, kites, sweetmeats and mutton and beef shops. Rajabazaar is a major cattle and goat trading center in West Bengal called Bakrichar. A movie hall, "Tasveer Mahal", is also located at Rajabazar.

Demographics

Majority of the population of Rajabazar is

sect and 1 mosque is managed by Ahle Hadees Ahle Sunnat wal jammat.

Amenities and transport

B.C. Roy Memorial Hospital and Sealdah ESI Hospital are located at a stone's throw distance from Rajabazar and

and Rajabazar CTC (WBTC) Depot provide ample transport opportunities.

WBTC buses C11, S3B, T8, EB1A; Private buses 3C/1, 3D, 3D/1, 12C/2, 30B, 30C/1, 30D, 34C, 44, 44A, 46B, 47/1, 79D, 202, 206, 217, 227, 230, 234, 235, KB17, KB21, K4; few minibuses and

, which are very near to Rajabazar.

For a long time Rajabazar was notorious as being one of the worst areas in Kolkata in terms of sanitation, cleanliness and amenities. However, from the late 1990s onwards, the pace has been slowly picked up on development, mainly through the efforts of local leaders.

Business

Small Scale Industry like Punching, Offset printing, Card Board Box Making are common in this area. One of the biggest Paper Market of Asia is also located here by the name of Patwar Bagan.

Kolkata Municipal Corporation

The area of Rajabazar is composed of Wards 28, 36, 37 and 38 of the

(Somen Mitra) and Dr Subhodh Kr De are the veteran politicians of this area.

Rajabazar is part of

.

Education

Science College

(Rashbehari Siksha Prangan)

• Calcutta University
  .
• Baitulmal Girls High School, new complex, well stablish for girls school it's a dream of Mr Abdul Hai ,old school was small after completion the new school, he is no more, we can't forget .
• Rajabazar Boys & Girls' School, a co-educational English-medium school for minority and low earning peoples this land space was under Mr Shaik Mahmood he donated and Hindustan health club's all tools instruments to grow the school in early 1970 he expired 1976 .
• .^{[citation needed]}
• TAKI High School.
• "Azad National Day & Night School" in ward no 36 started as a private scholl but was later transferred to the government.^{[citation needed]} The building also housed the "Azad National Coaching Centre", until it merged with "Community Coaching & Counselling Center".^{[citation needed]}
• Momin High School, a Government-aided co-educational Urdu-medium school affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Higher Secondary Education. It was founded in 1945 by the Momin Education Board.^{[citation needed]}

Mohammed Rafique 1971 batch

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