| Ramrajatala | |
| Other Name: | Ramtala |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood in Howrah |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.5883°N 88.2961°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Howrah |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Greater Kolkata |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Howrah |
| Subdivision Type5: | Metro Station |
| Subdivision Name5: | Howrah Maidan(under construction) and Howrah(under construction)Belepole(Planned),Betor(Planned) |
| Government Type: | Municipal Corporation |
| Governing Body: | Howrah Municipal Corporation |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 711104[1] |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91 33 |
| Registration Plate: | WB |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | HMC wards |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 44, 47, 48, 49 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Howrah |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Howrah Dakshin and Shibpur |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Normal (Köppen) |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 35°C |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank3 Info Sec2: | 15°C |
Ramrajatala is a neighbourhood in Howrah city of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). The name of the area comes from the presence of a temple dedicated to Lord Rama and three months long worship is undertaken by the people of the locality every year at the temple. This tradition of worship of Lord Rama has been continuing for about 3 centuries here.[2]
Ramrajatala is under the jurisdiction of Chatterjeehat Police Station, Dasnagar Police Station and Jagacha Police Station of Howrah City Police.
Ayodhyaram Choudhury, the zamindar started Rama puja first time in this area.It is situated near the house of Mr.Soumik Adak Choudhury. According to him, he got some divine instructions to worship Lord Rama. After that he started a huge Barowari Puja of Lord Rama. That Puja got a massive popularly in the passage of time and the locality was named after it Ramrajatala.[3] [4]
But during that time, Saraswati Puja was very famous in that area and the villagers used to enjoy the same a lot from previous 300 years. So some villagers those were the fond of the Saraswati Puja opposed the Ram Puja. The two groups came to a conclusion after numerous discussions that Ram Puja would be done and the Goddess of Wisdom Saraswati would be placed on the top of Lord Ram & Sita. From that day the customary started to cut the bamboo from the bamboo groove of Sasthitala and perform the very first Puja of those bamboos at Choudhury Para Shiv Mandir on the day of Saraswati Puja. During the initial days the Puja the fair firstly held for three days. After that it continued for a fortnight and then up to a month. Now Ram Puja starts on Ramnavami in Chaitra-Baisakh month and continues up to the last Sunday of Shravan month. It is longest running fair in West Bengal.[2]
Ramrajatala is one of the oldest parts of the city of Howrah. This is a densely populated area in the southern part of Howrah city. Situated in the centre of this area, Ramrajatala Bazar is the most populated place.
The area is in need of development in domains like road improvements and drainage system because waterlogging is a major problem in this part of Howrah. For this water stands here even after a slight rain in the monsoon. That creates huge problem for the people of the locality.
Ramrajatala railway station is a small but important railway station on the South Eastern line. A large number of people travel from nearby villages and towns through this station. Santragachi railway station is the nearest railway junction-cum-terminus.
An important road, Kona Expressway, passes nearby connecting Mumbai Road (NH 16) with Second Hooghly Bridge to Kolkata. This is an important connection for transportation to Kolkata as well as to different suburban areas like Bally, Domjur, Amta, Uluberia, Bagnan, Digha etc.
52 no. Private Bus starts running from here (along Ramcharan Sett Road/Mahendra Bhattacharya Road), between Ramrajatala (Rama Mandir) and Esplanade via Howrah Station in every ten minutes.In the year 1971, A metro line was projected in Calcutta Metro Under Metropolitan Transport Project(MTP) . The line Is Bidhannagar-Ramrajatala(Now as Kolkata Metro Line 2,Truncated until Howrah Maidan.)If Santragachi metro happen, then Belepole and Bethore will have metro station to Serve Ramrajatala.
A fair is held during the four month long puja. This is popular, particularly during the bisarjan (immersion ceremony) that is the last journey on the last Sunday in Shraavana.
A Shankaracharya Temple with a Gurukul styled school having a residential ashram for the poor and homeless students. There is a huge playground in front of here.
Situated on Kona Expressway, it is a place for shooting Tollywood movies, auditions for many national talent hunt contests are held here. It was previously known as Rashid Park.
It attracts many migratory Siberian birds such as lesser whistling duck from December to February every year.
A few distance away on Dr. Bholanath Chakraborty Sarani (Formerly Drainage Canal Road), it is an indoor stadium with plays host to several prominent talent hunt contests and sports activities.
A big public library in Ramrajatala, containing long range of books, hosts many competitions also.
Some of the populer localities in or near Ramrajatala which are: