Raninagar Explained

Raninagar
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:	24.2261°N 88.5464°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Murshidabad
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Demographics1 Info1:	Bengali, English
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code Type:	PIN
Area Code Type:	Telephone/STD code
Blank1 Name Sec1:	Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:	Murshidabad
Blank2 Name Sec1:	Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:	Raninagar

Raninagar is a town with a police station, not identified in 2011 census as a separate town, in the Raninagar II CD block in the Domkol subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Raninagar is located at 24.2261°N 88.5464°W.

Area overview

While the Lalbag subdivision is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri, the Domkal subdivision occupies the north-eastern corner of Bagri. In the map alongside, the Ganges/ Padma River flows along the northern portion. The border with Bangladesh can be seen in the north and the east. Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map). The Ganges has a tendency to change course frequently, causing severe erosion, mostly along the southern bank.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] The historic city of Murshidabad, a centre of major tourist attraction, is located in this area. In 1717, when Murshid Quli Khan became Subahdar, he made Murshidabad the capital of Subah Bangla (then Bengal, Bihar and Odisha).^[5] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 90% of the population living in the rural areas.^[6]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Police station

Raninagar police station has jurisdiction over Raninagar II CD block.^[7]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Raninagar II CD block are located at Raninagar.^[8]

Healthcare

Raninagar (Godhanpara) Rural Hospital at Raninagar functions with 15 beds.^[9]

Notes and References

Web site: Types and sources of floods in Murshidabad, West Bengal . Swati Mollah . Indian Journal of Applied Research, February 2013 . 15 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170820073737/http://gangawaterway.in/assets/7-murshidabad.pdf . 20 August 2017 . dead .
Web site: District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A . Physiography, Page 13 . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 24 July 2017.
Web site: Murshidabad . Geography . Murshidabad district authorities. 24 July 2017.
Web site: Child labour, illness & lost childhoods, India’s tobacco industry . Edge of Humanity Magazine, 27 December 2020. 13 July 2021.
Web site: District Gazeteer . Chapter 3: History . Murshidabad District Administration . 12 September 2017.
Web site: District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Series 20, Part XII B. District Primary Census Abstract page 26. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal . 2 July 2021.
Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Murshidabad . Table 2.1 . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 17 May 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php . 29 July 2017 .
Web site: District Census Handbook: Murshidabad, Series 20 Part XII A . Map of Murshidabad with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 27 August 2017.
Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics . Government of West Bengal . 19 September 2017.