| Ratua II | |
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| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | Malda |
| Parliamentary constituency | Maldaha Uttar |
| Assembly constituency | Ratua, Malatipur |
| Population • Density |
160,922 (2001[update]) • 1,589 /km2 (4,115 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area | 101.29 square kilometres (39.11 sq mi) |
| Website | malda.nic.in/ |
Ratua II (community development block) (Bengali: রতুয়া II 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 Pukhuria.[1]
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Pukhuria is located at .
Ratua II community development block has an area of 101.29 sq km.[2]
Gram panchayats of Ratua II block/ panchayat samiti are: Sreepur I, Sreepur II, Maharajpur, Sambalpurm, Paranpur, Araidanga, Pukhuria and Pirganj.[3]
Left bank erosion of the Ganges upstream of Farakka Barrage has rendered nearly 4.5 lakh people homeless in Manikchak, Kaliachak I, II and III and Ratua blocks over the last three decades of the past century. The worst hit area is between Bhutnidiara and Panchanandapore in Kaliachak II block. According to the Ganga Bhangan Pratirodh Action Nagarik Committee 750 sq km area was lost in 30 years in the Manikchak and Kalichak areas.[4]
As per 2001 census, Ratua II block has a total population of 160,922 out of which 82,146 were males and 78,578 were females. Ratua II block registered a population growth of 27.96 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade.[5] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.[6]
Kumarganj and Sreepur Halt are railway stations on the Malda-Raiganj section, within the block.
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