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Raninagar I

Raninagar I
রাণীনগর I সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক
Community development block
Raninagar I is located in West Bengal
Raninagar I
Raninagar I
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 24°09′17″N 88°29′41″E / 24.1545910°N 88.4947890°E / 24.1545910; 88.4947890Coordinates: 24°09′17″N 88°29′41″E / 24.1545910°N 88.4947890°E / 24.1545910; 88.4947890
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Government
 • Type Community development block
Area
 • Total 171.07 km2 (66.05 sq mi)
Elevation 22 m (72 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 189,105
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 109,327 (57.81%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 742304 (Islampur)
Telephone/STD code 03482
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Vehicle registration WB-57, WB-58
Lok Sabha constituency Mushidabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency Raninagar
Website murshidabad.gov.in

Raninagar I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Domkol subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Islampur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Goas. It is located 29 km from Baharampur, the district headquarters.

Islampur is located at 24°09′17″N 88°29′41″E / 24.1545910°N 88.4947890°E / 24.1545910; 88.4947890

Raninagar I CD Block is bounded by Raninagar II and Bhagawangola II CD Blocks in the north, Jalangi CD Block in the east, Domkal and Hariharpara CD Blocks in the south and Murshidabad-Jiaganj CD Block in the west.

Raninagar I CD Block has an area of 171.07 km2.

The Bhagirathi divides the district into two parts namely Bagri on the east and Rahr on the west. The Padma separates the district from Malda district, and Chapai Nawabganj and Rajshahi districts of Bangladesh.


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