# Raniganj Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/raniganj/

Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Raniganj

Raniganj is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **476 people in 111 households**, the 84th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 476people (2011)
- 111households
- 77.5%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raniganj

Of every 100 households in Raniganj in 2011, 15 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raniganj · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**63%

Tap water ****99%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**16%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****100%**

**54%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**974

Working population ****51.1%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 64.1% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (10%) · **■** Marginal 197 (81%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Arajipirchak483 people
- Dhunrabila483 people
- Basantapur481 people
- Barnia479 people
- Narua475 people
- Bachka473 people
- Manoharganj464 people
- Kasiari449 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raniganj?476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raniganj in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raniganj?77.5% (Census 2011)