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.

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.

After the riots of 1947 (during the Partition of India), many Muslims from other parts, like Sealdah, Manicktala and Beliaghata moved to 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.

Majority of the population of Rajabazar is Sunni Muslim, mostly Urdu-speaking, descended from immigrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

[1] Sealdah Railway Station and Rajabazar CTC (WBTC) Depot provide ample transport opportunities.

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.

Small Scale Industry like Punching, Offset printing, Card Board Box Making are common in this area.