| Ratua II রতুয়া II সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক | |
|---|---|
| Community development block | |
  Ratua II Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°08′05″N88°02′11″E / 25.1346610°N 88.0363770°E Coordinates: 25°08′05″N88°02′11″E / 25.1346610°N 88.0363770°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 101.29 km2 (39.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 160,922 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Maldaha Uttar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ratua, Malatipur |
| Website | malda |
Ratua II (community development block) is an administrative division in Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Pukhuria police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Pukhuria. [1]
Chanchal subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Malda district, also spelt Maldah or Maldaha (Bengali: [malda], [maldɔɦ], often [maldɔɦo]; is a district in West Bengal, India. It lies 347 km north of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. Mango, jute and silk are the most notable products of this district. The special variety of mango, Fazli produced in this region, popularly known by the name of the district, is exported across the world and is acclaimed internationally. The folk culture of gombhira is a feature of the district, being a unique way of representation of joy and sorrow of daily life of the common people, as well as the unique medium of presentation on national and international matters. According to the National Investigation Agency Malda is believed to be a hub of a fake currency racket. It is reported that 90 per cent of the fake currency that enters India originates in Malda.
India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
