About Raniganj Village

Raniganj is a mid sized village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,196, made up of 614 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares.

Raniganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raniganj village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Basantpur
Area (hectares)	271 hectares
Population	1,196
Male Population	614
Female Population	582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raniganj compares

By the 2011 count Raniganj is the 47th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Raniganj

Raniganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raniganj as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raniganj from other places

Raniganj lies about 64 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Raniganj
Nearest railway station	Simraha	15 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basantpur	24 km
District headquarters	Supaul	64 km

Villages closest to Raniganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basantpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Raniganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Raniganj village had a population of 1,196. That makes it the 47th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Raniganj village has 614 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raniganj has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Raniganj covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raniganj falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raniganj is Simraha, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raniganj.

Raniganj is about 64 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raniganj is in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Simraha is about 15 km away. Banmankhi is about 22 km away. Basantpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.