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About Raniganja Village

Raniganja is a mid sized village in Barabani tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,597, made up of 835 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713359, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raniganja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raniganja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Barabani
Pincode 713359
Area (hectares) 217.31 hectares
Population 1,597
Male Population 835
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raniganja compares

By the 2011 count Raniganja is the 21st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 217.31 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Raniganja

Raniganja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raniganja as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Raniganja from other places

Raniganja lies about 85 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Raniganj, about under 2 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 Raniganja
Nearest railway station Raniganj under 2 km
Nearest town Rānīganj under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barabani 18 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 85 km

Villages closest to Raniganja

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

Common questions about Raniganja

As per the Census of India 2011, Raniganja village had a population of 1,597. That makes it the 21st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Raniganja village has 835 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raniganja has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Raniganja is 713359. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raniganja covers 217.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raniganja falls under Barabani tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raniganja is Raniganj, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raniganja.

Raniganja is about 85 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raniganja is in Barabani tehsil of Barddhaman district. Raniganj is about under 2 km away. Rānīganj is about under 2 km away. Barabani is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charanpur (17 km), Majiara (17 km) and Barabani (18 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raniganja today is likely to be higher.

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