Ratua

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Ratua | type = city | latd = 25.20 | longd = 87.93
locator_position = right | state_name = West Bengal
district = Malda
leader_title = MLA
leader_name = Sailen Sarkar
altitude = 29
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 378181 | population_density =
area_magnitude=
area_total = 326.46
area_telephone =
postal_code =
vehicle_code_range =
sex_ratio = 957
unlocode =
website =malda.nic.in/
footnotes = CD Bloc

Ratua is a community development bloc and an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. [cite web | url = http://www.calcuttaweb.com/maps/maldah.shtml | title = West Bengal, Malda| accessdate = 2008-02-05 | last = | first = | work = map | publisher = calcuttaweb.com]

Geography

Ratua is located at coord|25.20|N|87.93|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Ratua.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ratua] ] . It has an average elevation of m to ft|29|m|abbr=on.

Demographics

In the 2001 census, Ratua I had a population of 217,259, of which 112,462 were males and 104,797 were females. Ratua II had a population of 160,922, of which 82,346 were males and 78,576 were females.While Ratua I recorded a decadal geowth of 25.11% for the period 1991-2001, Ratua II recorded 27.96, against 24.77% decadal growth recorded in Malda district. [cite web | url = http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_6.htm | title = Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Maldah District | accessdate = 2008-02-05 | last = | first = | work = Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84%. [cite web | url = http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/FrameTable4_1.htm | title = Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 | accessdate = 2008-02-05 | last = | first = | work =Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India ]

Administration

Ratua I & II are two intermediate panchayats in Malda district. Village panchayats under Ratua I are – Baharal, Bhado, Bilaimari, Chandmoni, Debipur, Kahala, Mahanandatola, Ratua and Samsi. Village panchayats under Ratua II are Araidanga, Maharajpur, Puranpur, Peerganj, Pukhuria, Sambalpur and Sreepur. [cite web | url = http://offerings.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewpansum.asp?selstate=19&pno=42&ptype=V | title = Village Panchayats of West Bengal | accessdate = 2008-02-02 | last = | first = | work = Maldah | publisher = National Panchayat Directory,Panchayat Informatics Division,NIC]

Politics

In the 2006 and 2001 elections to the state assembly Sailen Sarkar of CPI(M) won the Ratua seat defeating his nearest rivals, Asit Bose INC and Samar Mukherjee of INC respectively. Samar Mukherjee of INC defeated Mozammel Haque of CPI(M). Mumtaz Begum of CPI(M) defeated Biswanath Guha of INC in 1991 and Narendra Chandra Sinha in 1987. Samar Mukherjee of INC defeated Mohammad Ali of CPI(M). Mohammad Ali of CPI(M) Niren Chandra Sinha of INC. [cite web | url =http://www.eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/AE/S25/partycomp43.htm
title = 43 – Ratua Assembly Constituency | accessdate = 2008-02-05 | last = | first = | work = Partywise Comparison since 1977Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India ]

Ratua is part of Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency) [cite web | url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_ACPC.pdf | title = General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies | accessdate = 2007-09-19 | last = | first = | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India]

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