Ratlam is a city in the northwestern part of the Malwa region in the Madhya Pradesh state of India. The city of Ratlam lies 480 meters above sea level. It is the administrative headquarters of Ratlam district, which was created in 1947 after the independence of India. Ratlam Railway Colony, also known as Ratlam Kasba, is a census town in Ratlam District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It stretches from Dat ki Pul to the Railway Hospital. The colony ends at Gandhinagar and the railway station is on the opposite side.