Ratua - I Subdivision - Malda, West Bengal

Ratua - I is an administrative subdivision in the Malda district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Ratua - I is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Samsi, while the nearest airport is Malda Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 23.4 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 253 km², including 252.66 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 936 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Ratua - I Subdivision

Ratua - I Subdivision has a total of 101 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Alpara	Rural	Ratua
2	Amar Singhi	Rural	Samsi
3	Andhirampara	Rural	Samsi
4	Arazi Balarampur	Rural	Ratua
5	Arazi Haragobindapur	Rural	Kahala
6	Arazi Raghabbati	Rural	Baharal
7	Arazi Ratua	Rural	Ratua
8	Asutola	Rural	Kahala
9	Atgama Balarampur	Rural	Baharal
10	Baharal	Rural	Baharal
11	Bahirkap	Rural	Debipur
12	Baikunthapur	Rural	Ratua
13	Bajitpur	Rural	Mahanandatola
14	Bakhra	Rural	Baharal
15	Balarampur	Rural	Mahanandatola
16	Balarampur	Rural	Baharal
17	Balarampur Diara	Rural	Baharal
18	Balia Binodpur	Rural	Bhado
19	Balupur	Rural	Debipur
20	Bampal Charkhi	Rural	Chandmoni-Ii
21	Bangshipur	Rural	Bhado
22	Baniabati	Rural	Baharal
23	Bhado	Rural	Samsi
24	Bhaluara	Rural	Ratua
25	Bihari	Rural	Bhado
26	Bijrabhita	Rural	Chandmoni-Ii
27	Bishal Gokulpur	Rural	Bhado
28	Bishnupur Lakshmipur	Rural	Kahala
29	Chandi Prasad	Rural	Chandmoni-Ii
30	Chandipur	Rural	Bhado
31	Chhabilpara	Rural	Samsi
32	Dakshin Durgapur	Rural	Baharal
33	Darbasini	Rural	Baharal
34	Daudpur	Rural	Bhado
35	Debipur	Rural	Debipur
36	Dotal	Rural	Bhado
37	Durgapur	Rural	Debipur
38	Dwitiya Balupur	Rural	Mahanandatola
39	Faridpur	Rural	Baharal
40	Gadai Maharajpur	Rural	Mahanandatola
41	Gangarampara	Rural	Samsi
42	Ghumania	Rural	Ratua
43	Gobindapur	Rural	Mahanandatola
44	Gopalpur	Rural	Samsi
45	Gouripur	Rural	Chandmoni-I
46	Haragobindapur	Rural	Kahala
47	Harekrishnapur	Rural	Samsi
48	Harinkol	Rural	Debipur
49	Haripur Gopi	Rural	Kahala
50	Ishwarpar	Rural	Mahanandatola
51	Jagannathpur	Rural	Bhado
52	Jannagar	Rural	Ratua
53	Jot Lachhmi	Rural	Baharal
54	Joydeb Nagar	Rural	Ratua
55	Kalutola	Rural	Kahala
56	Kamalpur	Rural	Bilaimari
57	Kankot	Rural	Chandmoni-I
58	Karbana	Rural	Ratua
59	Kasba	Rural	Baharal
60	Kasichak	Rural	Debipur
61	Khanpur	Rural	Chandmoni-I
62	Kotoali	Rural	Mahanandatola
63	Kshidirganj	Rural	Debipur
64	Lakshmipur	Rural	Chandmoni-I
65	Mahadebpur	Rural	Ratua
66	Mahammadpur	Rural	Chandmoni-Ii
67	Mahespur	Rural	Samsi
68	Maniknagar	Rural	Bilaimari
69	Matiganj	Rural	Samsi
70	Mohanpur	Rural	Kahala
71	Nandanpur Gopalpur	Rural	Debipur
72	Naokaram	Rural	Bhado
73	Narottampur	Rural	Kahala
74	Nijgaon Faridpur	Rural	Ratua
75	Okhra Chandpara	Rural	Chandmoni-Ii
76	Parakaram	Rural	Samsi
77	Paschim Ratanpur	Rural	Bilaimari
78	Purba Radhanagar	Rural	Baharal
79	Purbba Kamalpur	Rural	Baharal
80	Radha Nagar	Rural	Debipur
81	Raghabbati	Rural	Baharal
82	Raghunathpur Kalekhan	Rural	Kahala
83	Ramchak	Rural	Baharal
84	Ramnagar	Rural	Mahanandatola
85	Rampur	Rural	Bhado
86	Ratanpur	Rural	Samsi
87	Ratua	Rural	Ratua
88	Rukundipur	Rural	Ratua
89	Saha Nagar	Rural	Mahanandatola
90	Sahapur	Rural	Baharal
91	Salabatpur	Rural	Chandmoni-Ii
92	Sambalpur	Rural	Mahanandatola
93	Samshi	Rural	Samsi
94	Santapur	Rural	Chandmoni-I
95	Seharakol	Rural	Debipur
96	Shibpur	Rural	Kahala
97	Shibrampur	Rural	Baharal
98	Surjapur	Rural	Kahala
99	Talparanpur	Rural	Chandmoni-I
100	Terashia Debipur	Rural	Debipur
101	Udaypur	Rural	Mahanandatola

Population of Ratua - I Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Ratua - I Subdivision has a total population of 2,75,388 people, consisting of 1,42,183 males and 1,33,205 females. There are 56,241 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 1,090 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,75,388	2,75,388	0
Male Population	1,42,183	1,42,183	0
Female Population	1,33,205	1,33,205	0
Total Households	56,241	56,241	0
Population Density	1,090 / km²	1,090 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,38,137 literate people and 45,676 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 30,538 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 23,458 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	45,676	45,676
Literate Population	1,38,137	1,38,137
Illiterate Population	1,37,251	1,37,251
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	30,538	30,538
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	23,458	23,458

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Subdivision Overview
Subdivision (Hindi)	Ratua - I (रतुआ - I)
District	Malda
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Samsi
Total Area	253 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	936
Total Population (2011)	2,75,388
Density	1,090/km²
Total Villages	101

Nearby Subdivisions in Malda
Bamangola	Chanchal - I
Chanchal - II	English Bazar
Gazole	Habibpur
Harischandrapur - I	Harischandrapur - II
Maldah (Old)	Ratua - II