South Damodar

South Damodar is a rural area south of the Damodar River, in the Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. It consists of Khandaghosh, Raina I and Raina II community development blocks of Purba Bardhaman district. It is known as the birthplace of several stalwarts, including Indian revolutionaries like Rash Behari Bose and Batukeshwar Dutt.

By car or bus
NH 116A runs over this area north-south as Bardhaman–Arambagh Road. Numerous Arambagh and Bankura-bound buses from Bardhaman ply over this area.

By train
There are regular MEMU local trains between Bankura and Masagram and the route runs over this area. If you are arriving from Bardhaman or Howrah via Chord line, you have to change the train at Masagram. acts as an interchange between train and bus in this area. There's an unnamed station on the route with blank signs, which serves the villages of Raina and Rainagar, and is known as "Rainagar" in maps and tickets.

Eat and drink
South Damodar is known for its Gobindobhog (গোবিন্দভোগ Gobindabhog) rice, which is cultivated only in this area.