19-524: (Redirected from Rajabazar ) Raja Bazar or Rajabazar may refer to: Rajabazar, Kolkata , a locality in the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India Rajabazar Science College Raja Bazaar , a locality in the city of Rawalpindi in Punjab, Pakistan East Raja Bazar , a mahalla (neighborhood) in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh West Raja Bazar ,
38-528: A mahalla (neighborhood) in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raja_Bazar&oldid=1018660603 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
57-461: 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. Small Scale Industry like Punching, Offset printing, Card Board Box Making are common in this area. One of the biggest Paper Market of Asia
76-559: A total of 12 mosques in the area, 9 managed by the Tablighi Jamaat (Deobandi), 2 mosques are managed by the Sunni Bareilvi sect and 1 mosque is managed by Ahle Hadees Ahle Sunnat wal jammat. B.C. Roy Memorial Hospital and Sealdah ESI Hospital are located at a stone's throw distance from Rajabazar and Calcutta Medical College and Hospital is located just 5 km away, on College Street . Narkeldanga Police Station
95-529: 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, 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. Majority of
114-617: Is also located here by the name of Patwar Bagan. The area of Rajabazar is composed of Wards 28, 36, 37 and 38 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation . These wards were created in 1909. Presently, the KMC maintains health centres and free malaria check-up centres in these wards. The elected Councillor of Ward 28 is Mr Md iqbal ( Trinamool Congress ). Mr. Prakash Upadhyay & Mousumi Ghosh are also popular Councillors. Somendra Nath Mitra (Somen Mitra) and Dr Subhodh Kr De are
133-485: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rajabazar, Kolkata Rajabazar is a locality situated in the city of Kolkata , West Bengal, India. Geographically, it lies between CIT Road and APC Road, with the neighborhood developing around Narkeldanga Main Road, now renamed Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Sarani, which connects CIT Road and APC Road. Consequently, Rajabazar
152-531: Is located approximately 2–3 kilometers from Rajabazar. 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 Bihar and Uttar Pradesh , who had immigrated to Calcutta due to the poor economic condition of Muslims in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, following the Sepoy Mutiny . However, Rajabazar area
171-1131: Is located right in the heart and center of Rajabazar. Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road is the artery of Rajabazar. Surya Sen Street and Narkeldanga Main Road (Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Sarani) are also connected to APC Road in Rajabazar. Sealdah Railway Station 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 Kolkata tram route no. 18 ply by Rajabazar. WBTC buses C24, MIDI1, S3A, T10; Private buses 12, 12/1, 13, 21, 21/1, 71 and Malipanchghara-Rajabazar minibus start from Rajabazar CTC (WBTC) Depot. Private buses 204/1, 213A, K6 and Ranihati-Rajabazar minibus, Fatikgachi-Rajabazar minibus, Behala -Rajabazar minibus, Thakurpukur -Rajabazar minibus start from Rajabazar Science College. The Mechua-Kadapara auto route plies through Rajabazar. Very soon Metro Rail ( East-West Metro ) will also ply between Howrah Maidan and Salt Lake through Sealdah and Phoolbagan , which are very near to Rajabazar. For
190-418: Is positioned between Maniktala, Narkeldanga, and Sealdah. The locality boasts a prime location, with Sealdah Railway Station situated just a short distance from the Rajabazar crossing. Rajabazar is well-equipped with various civic amenities, including hospitals, colleges, schools, sanitation services, malls, gyms, shopping complexes, cinema halls, mosques, and temples. Notably, Dr. B.C. Roy Children's Hospital
209-621: The Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar , in 1717, the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their settlement. Of these 5 lay across the Hooghly in what is now Howrah district. The remaining 33 villages were on the Calcutta side. After the fall of Siraj-ud-daulah , the last independent Nawab of Bengal , it purchased these villages in 1758 from Mir Jafar and reorganised them. These villages were known en-bloc as Dihi Panchannagram and Narkeldanga
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#1732771842906228-503: The Hindu-Muslim riots in Calcutta in 1964, Mr. Skaikh Mahmood helped Muslims living in areas like Maniktala , Sealdah , Beliaghata and throughout Calcutta, flock to Rajabazar. Over time, it got transformed into a ghetto. After the 1992-93 Hindu-Muslim riots in Calcutta , more Muslims moved to Rajabazar, as a result of which, today, Rajabazar boasts of having the second largest Muslim population in Calcutta after Metiabruz . There
247-493: The growth and extension of the original settlement further, up to Narkeldanga and Phoolbagan in the east, Sealdah to the south, Mechua and Kalabagan to the west and further north. Today, the area is densely populated and crowded, with alleys and lanes established. After the riots of 1947 (during the Partition of India ), many Muslims from other parts, like Sealdah , Manicktala and Beliaghata moved to Rajabazar. During
266-456: The population of Rajabazar is Sunni Muslim , mostly Urdu -speaking, descended from immigrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Mostly Deobandi theology is practised here, and Bareilvi theology population also co-exists peacefully. There are also many shia families. Many Hindus also live at Rajabazaar. Most of the population is middle-class and lower-middle class, but many rich, educated Muslims also live here in high-rises. More or less there are
285-640: The veteran politicians of this area. Rajabazar is part of Jorasanko (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Beliaghata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) . It is a part of the Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency) . Previously it was a part of Calcutta North East (Lok Sabha constituency) . Narkeldanga Narkeldanga is a neighbourhood in North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal . The East India Company obtained from
304-407: Was established in 1915 near the canal, on Canal West road. The area is known as "Khalpul" due to the bridge over the canal that connects Rajabazar to Narkeldanga . Before the building of the bridge in 1910, there was a bamboo-stilt bridge over the canal. Boat ferries were also used to transport people and supplies across the canal. Over the decades, further population growth and immigration resulted in
323-549: Was made at Narkeldanga. In 1832, Prasanna Kumar Tagore built a makeshift auditorium in his house in Narkeldanga and staged some English plays. The efforts were followed up by others. There is a Jewish cemetery at Narkeldanga. The first burial was in 1812. Till 1947, there was a flourishing Jewish community in Kolkata, but in 2015, only 20 were left. Narkeldanga Main Road (Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Sarani) passes through
342-753: Was one of them. It was considered to be a suburb beyond the limits of the Maratha Ditch . Narkeldanga police station is part of the Eastern Suburban division of Kolkata Police . It is located at 6/1, Dr.M.N.Chatterjee Sarani, Kolkata-700 009. Ultadanga Women police station covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Suburban division i.e. Beliaghata, Entally, Maniktala, Narkeldanga, Ultadanga, Tangra and Phoolbagan. The first Indian attempt, after Gerasim Lebedev ’s pioneering efforts, to stage plays in Kolkata
361-680: Was settled by Urdu-speaking Muslims from 1880 onwards. The market-place colony was established around the same time as the Harrison Road (now called MG Road ) was being built in Calcutta, connecting Sealdah Station 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 ( Narkeldanga Police Station)
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