# Raniganj Village, Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Raniganj

Raniganj is a village in Karandighi sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,609 people in 1,216 households**, the 4th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 6,609people (2011)
- 1,216households
- 54.8%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raniganj

Of every 100 households in Raniganj in 2011, 49 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raniganj · ■ Karandighi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**78%

Tap water ****10%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**60%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**19%

Television ****15%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Karandighi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**943

Working population ****39.6%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 50.2% for women. 47% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 289 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 459 (18%) · **■** Household industry 249 (10%) · **■** Other work 930 (36%) · **■** Marginal 687 (26%)

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 Karandighi

- Jujharpur8,665 people
- Raghopur8,434 people
- Gopalpur7,109 people
- Khanta6,457 people
- Bagela6,122 people
- Sabdhan5,834 people
- Bajargaon5,296 people

[All 203 villages in Karandighi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/karandighi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raniganj?6,609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raniganj in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Karandighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raniganj?54.8% (Census 2011)