Ratlam Municipal Corporation consists of 49 wards . Ratlam is surrounded by Piploda, Jaora, Alot, Sailana and Bajna Tehsils. Ratlam Municipal Corporation shares its boundary with Ujjain district in the East and Dhar district in the south

Ratlam is the third biggest city in the state of Madhya Pradesh in terms of commercial and industrial activity under the Indore Agro industrial region formed under the section 4 of City and Country Act, 1973. Ratlam city is the important centre for the agriculture business providing the intangible advantage to Indore and Baroda region.