Raghunathganj I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

The Bhagirathi River splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east.

As the Rajmahal hills slopes gently down from adjoining Jharkhand it forms the Nabagram plain at the lowest edge of its elevation in this region.

[5] See also - River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts Raghunathganj I CD block has an area of 140.91 km2.

[8] According to the 2011 Census of India, Raghunathganj I CD block had a total population of 195,627, of which 133,114 were rural and 62,513 were urban.

[20][21] Census towns in Raghunathganj I CD block were (2011 population figures in brackets): Ghorsala (7,837), Srikantabati (14,027), Charka (8,451), Dafarpur (16,587), Ramnagar (9,528) and Mirzapur (6,083).

[9] Large villages in Raghunathgaj I CD block were (2011 population figures in brackets): Kanupur (8,865), Sujapur (P) (4,717), Nait Baidara (4,212), Barala (5,580), Jarur (6,435), Umarpur (4,384), Kankaria (4,363), Talai (4,156), Ramkantapur (5,208), Ramchandrabati (5,648), Gankar (4,574), Rajnagar (4,586) and Nutanganj (5,805).

[24][25][26] Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of partition of India in 1947.

[28] As per the Human Development Report 2004 for West Bengal, the rural poverty ratio in Murshidabad district was 46.12%.

53 villages (94.64%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).

In 2013–14, persons engaged in agriculture in Raghunathganj I CD block could be classified as follows: bargadars 3,969 (12.22%), patta (document) holders 5,551 (17.08%), small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 1,102 (3.39%), marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 7,626 (23.47%) and agricultural labourers 14,243 (43.84%).

[30] Raghunathganj I CD block had 57 fertiliser depots, 1 seed store and 32 fair price shops in 2013-14.

[30] As of 2003, around 400,000 workers were engaged in the prime area locations of beedi making, a household industry, in Farakka, Samserganj, Suti I, Suti II, Raghunathganj I and Raghunathganj II CD blocks.

Lok Sabha TV feature Murshidabad is famous for its silk industry since the Middle Ages.

Bell metal and Brass utensils are manufactured in large quantities at Khagra, Berhampore, Kandi and Jangipur.

The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development.

[30] The Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop line passes through this block and there are stations at Jangipur Road and Gankar.

[30] Management Development Institute, Murshidabad, was established at Sakim Katnai, Kutori, PO Uttar Ramna, PS Raghunathganj.

[44] In 2014, Raghunathganj I CD block had 1 block primary health centre, 2 primary health centres and 2 private nursing homes with total 42 beds and 3 doctors (excluding private bodies).

[45] Raghunathganj I CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by a high level of arsenic contamination.