Ratu is a community development block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of Ranchi district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ratu fort, located in Ratu, is a fort of Nagvanshi royal family. Geography Ratu is located at . Ratu CD block is located on the Ranchi plateau proper. It has an average elevation of above mean sea level and the land is undulating. Ratu CD block is bounded by the Burmu CD block on the north, Kanke CD block on the west, Nagri and Itki CD blocks on the south and Mandar CD block on the west. Ratu CD block has an area of 104.47 km2.Ratu police station serves Ratu CD block. The headquarters of Ratu CD block is located at Ratu town. Demographics Population According to the 2011 Census of India, Ratu CD block had a total population of 76,565, of which 54,186 were rural and 22,379 were urban. There were 38,785 (51%) males and 37,780 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 10,935. Scheduled Castes numbered 2,609 (3.41%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 34,676 (45.29%). The tribe of this block is the Kurukh. The only census town in Ratu CD block is (2011 population figure in brackets): Ratu (22,379). Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Ratu CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Tigra (4,713), Nagri (6,118) and Gutuwa (4,835). Literacy census, the total number of literate persons in Ratu CD block was 47,911 (73.00% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 27,129 (81.72% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 20,782 (64.08% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 17.64%. census, literacy in Ranchi district was 77.13%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 67.63% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%. See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate Language and religion Hinduism is the largest religion with 42.28% of the population, while Sarna followers are 37.18% of the population. Muslims are 17.02% and Christians are 3.36% of the population. Rural poverty 60-70% of the population of Ranchi district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005. In 2011-12, the proportion of BPL population in Ranchi district came down to 27.82%. According to a study in 2013 (modified in 2019), "the incidence of poverty in Jharkhand is estimated at 46%, but 60% of