| Ratua I | |
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| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | Malda |
| Parliamentary constituency | Maldaha Uttar |
| Assembly constituency | Ratua |
| Population • Density |
217,259 (2001[update]) • 965 /km2 (2,499 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area | 225.17 square kilometres (86.94 sq mi) |
| Website | malda.nic.in/ |
Ratua I (community development block) (Bengali: রতুয়া I সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Ratua police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Ratua.[1]
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Ratua is located at .
Ratua I community development block has an area of 225.17 sq km.[2]
Gram panchayats of Ratua I block/ panchayat samiti are: Debipur, Mahanandatola, Bilaimari, Kahala, Ratua, Baharal, Bhado, Samsi, Chadmoni I and Chandmoni II.[3]
As per 2001 census, Ratua I block has a total population of 217,259 out of which 112,462 were males and 104,797 were females. Ratua I block registered a population growth of 25.11 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade.[4] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[5]
The principal market yard under the West Bengal Marketing Board is situated at Samsi (Samsi Regulated Market Committee). The main markets of Ratua-I block are Samsi, Bhado, Ratua, Debipur, Baharal, Batna and Harikole-Basic More.
Shakti Mishra's Durga Mandir at Kahala is a temple in a remote village with its underground construction where the idol of Durga, made of pure gold, is kept.
The Arsenic free water supply plant is situated at Kahala under Ratua-I block.The rasogolla of Baharal is one of the best sweets of west bengal.
Samsi is a railway station on the Malda-Raiganj section, within the block.
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