# Raniganj Village, Gazole, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Gazole, Maldah 

# Raniganj

Raniganj is a village in Gazole sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,880 people in 1,069 households**, the 10th largest of 286 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 4,880people (2011)
- 1,069households
- 59.2%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raniganj

Of every 100 households in Raniganj in 2011, 33 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Raniganj · ■ Gazole rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**75%

Tap water ****9%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**12%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****29%**

**33%

Television ****14%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Gazole rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**979

Working population ****39.2%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 53.3% for women. 53% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 389 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (14%) · **■** Household industry 94 (5%) · **■** Other work 628 (33%) · **■** Marginal 527 (28%)

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 Gazole

- Rajaram Chak5,379 people
- Mishipur5,105 people
- Deotala4,916 people
- Alinagar4,895 people
- Barijpur4,652 people
- Gajol4,626 people
- Saidpur4,561 people
- Duba Khoksan4,475 people

[All 291 villages in Gazole](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/gazole/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raniganj?4,880 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raniganj in?Maldah district (Gazole sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raniganj?59.2% (Census 2011)