The local persons believe that Lord Rama king of Ayodhya once came here and established a Shiv linga to worship in Rameshwar.

It is rather succinctly described in the District Human Development Report, 2011 (at that time it was part of Paschim Medinipur district), “The western boundary is more broken and picturesque, for the lower ranges of the Chhotanagpur Hills line the horizon, the jungle assumes the character of forest, and large trees begin to predominate.

The soil, however, is lateritic, a considerable area is unproductive, almost uninhabited, especially in the extreme north-west where there are several hills over 1000 feet in height.

The library, Ramnarayan Pathagar has helped many researchers with its rich collection of rare books.

Ranjitpur is the birthplace of famous contemporary Bengali poet Late Amar Sarangi.