# Raniband Village, Kalna - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - I, Barddhaman 

# Raniband

Raniband is a village in Kalna - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,895 people in 723 households**, the 13th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 2,895people (2011)
- 723households
- 72.1%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raniband

Of every 100 households in Raniband in 2011, 65 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raniband · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**47%

Tap water ****4%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****74%**

**58%

Television ****38%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Raniband?

■ Raniband · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**979

Working population ****40.8%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 64.9% for women. 61% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 219 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (15%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 214 (18%) · **■** Marginal 560 (47%)

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 Kalna - I

- Rangapara3,435 people
- Mrijapur3,330 people
- Kakuria3,206 people
- Manikhar2,973 people
- Utra2,829 people
- Hatbele2,824 people
- Gopalpur2,792 people
- Guptipur2,610 people

[All 99 villages in Kalna - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raniband?2,895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raniband in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raniband?72.1% (Census 2011)