# Raniganj Village, Basantpur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Supaul 

# Raniganj

Raniganj is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,196 people in 195 households**, the 49th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 1,196people (2011)
- 195households
- 54.2%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Raniganj PIN code and other codes

Raniganj falls in Basantpur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhagvanpur
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code220951

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?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)65 km by road
- Birpur (nearest town)5 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Birpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Birpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Birpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter

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**. About 64% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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, 13 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Raniganj · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****43%**

**50%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**949

Working population ****28.1%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 38.4% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (50%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 30 (9%)

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 Basantpur

- Jhirwa1,597 people
- Ranipatti1,421 people
- Baijnathpur1,371 people
- Sobhankarpur1,243 people
- Jagir Arazi Kaskapur1,153 people
- Hedolwa1,105 people
- Bairia Arazi1,103 people
- Bishunpur Ghansham1,085 people

[All 94 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raniganj from Supaul?65 km by road
- What is the population of Raniganj?1,196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raniganj in?Supaul district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raniganj?54.2% (Census 2011)