Ranaghat
Sign in to saveRanaghat is a city and a municipality in Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Ranaghat subdivision. It is known for its handloom industry, various types of flowers and floriculture.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ranaghat
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India West Bengal#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in West Bengal, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Bengal
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Nadia
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Ranaghat Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- Koshaldev Bandyopadhyay
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 7.72
- Settlement.area_metro_km2
- 30
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 8
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Ranaghat is a city and a municipality in Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Ranaghat subdivision. It is known for its handloom industry, various types of flowers and floriculture.
== History == After the independence of India, Ranaghat was chosen to be the district capital of Nadia, but later Krishnanagar city was selected instead.
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