Education The town has a large number of primary and high-schools and a college for higher education. High schools Convent of Jesus and Mary, Ranaghat Brajabala Girls' High School Pal Choudhury High School Lalgopal High School (HS) Colleges Ranaghat College Ranaghat Government Polytechnic Culture Festivals The town is inhabited mostly by Bengali Hindus. Durga-puja and Kali puja, like in all other Bengali communities, are the largest and most colourful festivals and are celebrated throughout the town. A Hindu festival called 'Dol yatra' is celebrated everywhere at the town. A village named 'Harinagar' is known for 'kirtan', a gathering of Hindu religious people in a motive to know God Krishna, is very popular. History of the ancient rath yatra of Ranaghat: The history of Palchowdhury and De Chowdhury is closely associated with the Rath Yatra of the ancient city of Ranaghat. The 3 ancient chariots of Ranaghat are in the hands of this dynasty.Two different dynasties of the Pal Chowdhury ratha yatra in different ways.One is Krishnapanti and the other is Shambhupanti. It is known from history that Krishnapanti and Shambhupanti bought the village of Ranaghat on the banks of the river Churni at auction. Today's Ranaghat town is made up of different lands donated by them. Muslim community also present in court para.People from all ethnic group/religious group live together in a peaceful way and that is the beauty of this city. The Christian community celebrates Christmas at Begopara Church outside the main township. During Christmas, people from all religions join the party. Moreover, there is a mosque at Nasra-para, on the outskirts of the town. Here people celebrate Eid, Durga Puja, Diwali , Christmas Day together. It is a cultured place. Sports Cricket and football are the most popular sports. Karate has been a great interest amongst the youth of Ranaghat since the 1980s. Since then many boys and girls have excelled in this field and brought laurels for Ranaghat even from national and international arena. Transportation Railways is one of the most important railway junctions in the Sealdah–Lalgola railway section. The "Maitree Express" linking Kolkata and Dhaka passes through Ranaghat. The city is well connected to the Sealdah railway station through the Sealdah–Ranaghat line. Local and passenger trains are available frequently. The railway station at Ranaghat has a long history. The Sealdah–Ranaghat rail connection was made during the British period. This main line was opened in September 1862.