# Raniganj Village, Imamganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Imamganj, Gaya 

# Raniganj

Raniganj is a village in Imamganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,572 people in 739 households**, the 4th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 4,572people (2011)
- 739households
- 83.9%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Raniganj PIN code and other codes

Raniganj falls in Imamganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaniganj
- Community development blockImamganj
- Census village code256080

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Raniganj from nearby towns?

- Imamganj (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)71 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)31 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Raniganj?

30 services counted by the Census are inside Raniganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Raniganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 42% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Raniganj

Of every 100 households in Raniganj in 2011, 20 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raniganj · ■ Imamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**96%

Use banking services ****61%**

**34%

Television ****23%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Raniganj?

■ Raniganj · ■ Imamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**991

Working population ****36.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 76.8% for women. 51% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (14%) · **■** Household industry 132 (8%) · **■** Other work 604 (36%) · **■** Marginal 585 (35%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Imamganj

- Malhari6,138 people
- Babhandih5,057 people
- Solaia4,805 people
- Bisrampur4,259 people
- Pakri Guria3,860 people
- Pakardih3,593 people
- Kujisar3,381 people

[All 195 villages in Imamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raniganj from Gaya?71 km by road
- What is the population of Raniganj?4,572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raniganj in?Gaya district (Imamganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raniganj?83.9% (Census 2011)
