Ratibati


Ratibati is a census town in the Raniganj CD block in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Location

Ratibati is located at.
The Asansol-Durgapur area is composed of undulating laterite soil. This area lies between the Damodar River and the Ajay River. The discovery of coal in the 18th century led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.
Pangachhiya, Majiara, Bhanowara, Domohani, Charanpur, Ratibati and Chelad form a cluster of census towns and an outgrowth on the northern and eastern sides of Asansol.

Urbanisation

According to the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural. In 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation. Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 Census Towns..

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Ratibati had a total population of 4,508 of which 2,348 were males and 2,160 were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 542. The total number of literate persons in Ratibati was 2,827.
  • For language details see Raniganj #Language and religion
India census, Ratibati had a population of 4,370. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Ratibati has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 44%. In Ratibati, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Ratibati covered an area of 1.38 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 4 km roads with covered drains, the protected water supply involved service reservoir, tap water from untreated sources. It had 359 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had was 1 dispensary/ health centre. Among the educational facilities it had was 1 primary school, 3 middle schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 senior secondary schools.

Economy

Ratibati is in the heart of the coal mining zone. It is under Satgram area of Eastern Coalfields Ltd., a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. The post office is located at Kalipahari, nearby.
Collieries in the Satgram Area of Eastern Coalfields are: Kalidaspur, J.K.Nagar, Satgram, Ratibati, Chapui Khas, Mithapur, Nimcha, Jemehari, Pure Searsole, Tirath, Kuardih, Ardragram OCP and Seetaldasji OCP.

Education

Ratibati Hindi High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2003. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. The school has 10 computers, a library with 70 books and a playground.

Healthcare

Medical facilities in the Satgram Area of ECL are available at Satgram Area Hospital , Satgram Project, Mithapur, Satgram Incline, Jamehari, JK Nagar, Nimcha, Amkola, Kalidaspur Project, Jora Morh Colony, Ratibati, Kuardih, Chapui Khas, Tirat.