Ratua

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title: "Ratua" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-malda-district"] topic_path: "general/villages-in-malda-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratua" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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nameRatua
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settlement_typeTown
pushpin_mapIndia West Bengal # India # Asia
pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Malda
established_title
unit_prefMetric
population_total5,498
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Bengali
demographics1_title2Additional official
demographics1_info2English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code732205
area_code_typeSTD/ Telephone code
area_code03513
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Maldaha Uttar
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Ratua
website
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| name = Ratua | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India West Bengal # India # Asia | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = West Bengal | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Malda | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 5,498 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Bengali | demographics1_title2 = Additional official | demographics1_info2 = English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 732205 | area_code_type = STD/ Telephone code | area_code = 03513 | blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = Maldaha Uttar | blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = Ratua | website = | footnotes = Ratua is a town in the Ratua I CD block in the Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

| width=370| height=320| zoom=9 | coord=| float=left|caption=Cities, towns and locations in the northern portion of Malda district (including Chanchal subdivision and Old Malda, Habibpur, Bamangola and Gazole CD blocks) M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility, H: historical centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |mark-coord1= | label-pos1=right|label1= Chanchal | numbered1=CT| mark-title1=Chanchal (CT)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #A40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2 |mark-coord2= | label-pos2=left|label2= Aiho| numbered2=CT| mark-title2=Aiho (CT) |mark-coord3= | label-pos3=right|label3= Baksinagar| numbered3=CT| mark-title3=Baksinagar (CT) |mark-coord4= | label-pos4=right|label4= Bandhail| numbered4=CT| mark-title4=Bandhail (CT) |mark-coord5= | label-pos5=left|label5= Chhatinamor| numbered5=CT| mark-title5=Chhatinamor (CT) |mark-coord6= | label-pos6=left|label6= Jhangra| numbered6=CT| mark-title6=Jhangra, Malda (CT) |mark-coord7= | label-pos7=right|label7= Kachu Pukur| numbered7=CT| mark-title7=Kachu Pukur (CT) |mark-coord8= | label-pos8=right|label8= Kendua| numbered8=CT| mark-title8=Kendua, West Bengal (CT) |mark-coord9= | label-pos9=left|label9= Rangabhita| numbered9=CT| mark-title9=Rangabhita (CT) |mark-coord10= | label-pos10=left|label10= Sahapur| numbered10=CT| mark-title10=Sahapur, Malda (CT) |mark-coord11= | label-pos11=left|label11= Malda| numbered11=M| mark-title11=Malda, West Bengal (M) | shape-color11= #800000 |mark-coord12= | label-pos12=left|label12= Old Malda| numbered12=M| mark-title12=Old Malda (M) | shape-color12= #800000 |mark-coord13= | label-pos13=right|label13= Bulbulchandi| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Bulbulchandi (R) |shape-color13=#C40000 |mark-coord14= | label-pos14=top|label14= Habibpur| numbered14=R| mark-title14= Habibpur, Malda (R) |shape-color14=#C40000 |mark-coord15= | label-pos15=right|label15= Hatimari| numbered15=R| mark-title15= Hatimari (R) |shape-color15=#C40000 |mark-coord16= | label-pos16=top|label16= Maheshpur| numbered16=R| mark-title16= Maheshpur, Malda (R) |shape-color16=#C40000 |mark-coord17= | label-pos17=right|label17= Pakuahat| numbered17=R| mark-title17= Pakuahat (R) |shape-color17=#C40000 |mark-coord18= | label-pos18=right|label18= Singhabad| numbered18=R| mark-title18= Singhabad (R) |shape-color18=#C40000 |mark-coord19= | label-pos19=right|label19= Araidanga| numbered19=R| mark-title19= Araidanga (R) |shape-color19=#C40000 |mark-coord20= | label-pos20=left|label20= Daulatnagar| numbered20=R| mark-title20= Daulatnagar (R) |shape-color20=#C40000 |mark-coord21= | label-pos21=bottom|label21= Harishchandrapur| numbered21=R| mark-title21= Harishchandrapur (R) |shape-color21=#C40000 |mark-coord22= | label-pos22=right|label22= Khanta| numbered22=R| mark-title22= Khanta (R) |shape-color22=#C40000 |mark-coord23= | label-pos23=right|label23= Kharba| numbered23=R| mark-title23= Kharba (R) |shape-color23=#C40000 |mark-coord24= | label-pos24=left|label24= Malatipur| numbered24=R| mark-title24= Malatipur, Malda (R) |shape-color24=#C40000 |mark-coord25= | label-pos25=right|label25= Mashaldaha| numbered25=R| mark-title25= Mashaldaha (R) |shape-color25=#C40000 |mark-coord26= | label-pos26=right|label26= Pipla Kasimpur| numbered26=R| mark-title26= Pipla Kasimpur (R) |shape-color26=#C40000 |mark-coord27= | label-pos27=left|label27= Pukhuria| numbered27=R| mark-title27= Pukhuria (R) |shape-color27=#C40000 |mark-coord28= | label-pos28=left|label28= Ratua| numbered28=R| mark-title28= Ratua (R) |shape-color28=black| label-size28=13|label-color28=black |mark-coord29= | label-pos29=left|label29= Samsi| numbered29=R| mark-title29= Samsi, Malda (R) |shape-color29=#C40000 |mark-coord30= | label-pos30=top|label30= Gazole| numbered30=R| mark-title30= Gazole Town (R) |shape-color30=#C40000 |mark-coord31= | label-pos31=right|label31= Pandua | mark-title31= Pandua, Malda (H)| numbered31=H |shape-color31=#AA6666 |mark-coord32= | label-pos32=top|label32= Jagjivanpur | mark-title32= Jagjivanpur (H)| numbered32=H |shape-color32=#AA6666 |mark-coord33=|label33=Mahananda|labela33= River| label-color33 = #77A1CB| label-angle33=100| label-pos33=top| label-size33=10| mark-size33=0| mark-title33 =none |mark-coord34=|label34= Ganges River| label-color34 = #77A1CB| label-angle34=90| label-pos34=top| label-size34=10| mark-size34=0| mark-title34 =none |mark-coord35=|label35= Tangon River| label-color35 = #77A1CB| label-angle35=-60| label-pos35=top| label-size35=10| mark-size35=0| mark-title35 =none |mark-coord36=|label36= Punarbhaba |labela36= River| label-color36 = #77A1CB| label-angle36=-75| label-pos36=top| label-size36=10| mark-size36=0| mark-title36 =none |arc-coordA=|arc-textA= BANGLADESH| arc-text-colorA=hard grey| arc-angleA=70| arc-gapA=4.0| arc-radiusA=0.35 |arc-coordB=|arc-textB= BIHAR| arc-text-colorB=hard grey| arc-angleB=-100| arc-gapB=3.5| arc-radiusB=0.35 |arc-coordC=|arc-textC= JHARKHAND| arc-text-colorC=hard grey| arc-angleC=-130| arc-gapC=5.5| arc-radiusC=0.25}}

Location

Ratua is located at .

Area overview

The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the Barind in the east and the tal in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are “hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron.” It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the tal, is a flat low land and “is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes.” The tal area is prone to flooding by local rivers. The total area is overwhelmingly rural. There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Police station

Ratua police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Ratua I CD block.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Ratua I CD block is at Ratua.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Ratua had a total population of 5,498, of which 2,850 (52%) were males and 2,648 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 800. The total number of literate persons in Ratua was 3,053 (64.99% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

Ratua is on National Highway 131A/ State Highway 10 (partly common route).

Well connected to the district town Malda with regular Bus & Minibus Services. You can also get a bus for Kolkata at Evening.

The nearest railway station is located at Samsi. It is well connected to Kolkata, Delhi, Siliguri, Katihar with various express train.

Healthcare

Ratua Rural Hospital at Ratua (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Ratua I CD block. There are primary health centres at Debipur (with 10 beds), Mahanandatola (with 10 beds) and Samsi (with 10 beds).

References

References

  1. "Fact and Figures".
  2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].
  3. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  5. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  6. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  7. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  8. "Malda District Police". District Police.
  9. "District Census Handbook: Maldah, Series 20 Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.
  10. "BDO Offices under Malda District". West Bengal Public Library Network.
  11. "Census 2011 - Ratua".
  12. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  13. Google maps
  14. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.

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