| Raninagar I | |
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| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | Murshidabad |
| Parliamentary constituency | Mushidabad |
| Assembly constituency | Raninagar |
| Population • Density |
154,559 (2001[update]) • 903 /km2 (2,339 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area | 171.07 square kilometres (66.05 sq mi) |
| Website | murshidabad.gov.in/ |
Raninagar I (community development block) (Bengali: রাণীনগর I সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Domkol subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Islampur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Goas.[1][2]There is one census town in the block: Harharia Chak.
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Islampur is located at
Raninagar I community development block has an area of 171.07 sq km.[2]
Gram panchayats of Raninagar I block/ panchayat samiti are: Herampur, Hurshi, Islampur Chak, Lochanpur, Paharpur, and Tenkaraipur Balumati.[3]
As per 2001 census, Raninagar I block has a total population of 154,559, out of which 79,565 were males and 74,994 were females. Raninagar I block registered a population growth of 22.22 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 23.70 per cent.[2] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[4]
Raninagar I block is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [5]
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