# Raniara Village, Gangajalghati, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangajalghati, Bankura 

# Raniara

Raniara is a village in Gangajalghati sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **680 people in 142 households**, the 90th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 680people (2011)
- 142households
- 71.1%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raniara

Of every 100 households in Raniara in 2011, 54 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Raniara · ■ Gangajalghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**67%

Use banking services ****18%**

**43%

Television ****23%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**25%

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 Raniara?

■ Raniara · ■ Gangajalghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**908

Working population ****36.2%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 62.7% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (14%) · **■** Marginal 189 (77%)

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 Gangajalghati

- Sidara719 people
- Gura Chhanda716 people
- Taljhitka709 people
- Rampur682 people
- Kali Pathar658 people
- Chhota Lalpur655 people
- Ratanpur653 people
- Shua Basa647 people

[All 165 villages in Gangajalghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/gangajalghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raniara?680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raniara in?Bankura district (Gangajalghati sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raniara?71.1% (Census 2011)