# Ranidanga Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Ranidanga

Ranidanga is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,655 people in 1,024 households**, the 2nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 4,655people (2011)
- 1,024households
- 83.4%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ranidanga

Of every 100 households in Ranidanga in 2011, 82 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ranidanga · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**52%

Tap water ****4%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**83%

Use banking services ****60%**

**34%

Television ****65%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**19%

Own their home ****91%**

**78%

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 Ranidanga?

■ Ranidanga · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**966

Working population ****34.9%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 78.1% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 98 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (1%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,269 (78%) · **■** Marginal 220 (14%)

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 Naxalbari

- Kamala4,908 people
- Rangapani3,619 people
- Dhakna3,537 people
- Rupsing3,499 people
- Dayaram3,182 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ranidanga?4,655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranidanga in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ranidanga?83.4% (Census 2011)