Ranitala

Ranitala is a village, with a police station, in the Bhagawangola II CD block in the Lalbag subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Location
Ranitala is located at 24.2868°N, 88.3685°W.

Ranitala is in Baligram gram panchayat. Other villages in Baligram gram panchayat are: Anupnagar, Balijana, Dhwajamat, Jibanpur, Kalyan Nagar, Kamari, Mehadipur, Rajabati, Baligram, Boalia, Jhikra, Jogopur, Kamal Chak, Khagjana, Nandanpur, Rajapur and Sahari.

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. 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). The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 90% of the population living in the rural areas.

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.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Ranitala had a total population of 1,006, of which 522 (52%) were males and 484 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 122. The total number of literate persons in Ranitala was 334 (37.78% of the population over 6 years).

Police station
Ranitala police station has jurisdiction over Bhagawangola II CD block.