page_title: Ratlam
section_title: Commercial history
hierarchical_section_title: Ratlam / Commercial history
caption_attribution_description: English: "Padam Singh of Ratlam," Jodhpur school, 18th century: *ZOOM capabilities* (FAMSF)
context_page_description: Ratlam known historically as Ratnapuri is a city in the northwestern part of the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh state of India. The city of Ratlam lies 480 metres above sea level. It is the administrative headquarters of Ratlam district, which was created in 1947 after the independence of India.
  In 2019 Guman Singh Domar of Bharatiya Janata Party had been elected as the Member of Parliament from Ratlam.
context_section_description: Ratlam was one of the first commercial cities established in Central India. The city quickly became known for trading in opium, tobacco, and salt, as well as for its bargains called "Sattas". Before the opening of the Rajputana State Railway to Khandwa in 1872, there was no better place to trade than in Ratlam.
  The city is known for its love of food, its taste particularly the world popular salty snack 'Ratlami Sev'.
  The purity of Gold Jewellery and Saree Market of Ratlam outshines in India.
caption: Padam Singh of Ratlam
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