About Raniganj Village

Raniganj is a mid sized village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,350, made up of 700 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raniganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raniganj village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Rajmahal
Pincode	816108
Area (hectares)	86.71 hectares
Population	1,350
Male Population	700
Female Population	650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raniganj compares

By the 2011 count Raniganj is the 23rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 86.71 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Raniganj

Raniganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raniganj as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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	Taljhari	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajmahal	15 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	15 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	18 km

Villages closest to Raniganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajmahal 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 1,350. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Raniganj village has 700 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raniganj has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Raniganj is 816108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raniganj covers 86.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raniganj falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raniganj is Taljhari, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raniganj.

Raniganj is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raniganj is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rajmahal is about 15 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.