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Raniganj

Coordinates:23°37′N87°08′E/ 23.62°N 87.13°E/23.62; 87.13
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Raniganj
Neighbourhood in Asansol
Raniganj Girls' College main building
Raniganj Girls' Collegemain building
Raniganj is located in West Bengal
Raniganj
Raniganj
Location in Asansol, West Bengal, India
Raniganj is located in India
Raniganj
Raniganj
Raniganj (India)
Coordinates:23°37′N87°08′E/ 23.62°N 87.13°E/23.62; 87.13
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
CityAsansol
Municipal CorporationAsansol Municipal Corporation
AMCwardsWard Nos. 33,34,35,36,88,89,90,91,92,93
Government
• TypeMunicipal Corporation
• BodyAsansol Municipal Corporation
Elevation
91 m (299 ft)
Languages
• OfficialBengali
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)
PIN
713347
Telephone/STDcode0341
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Lok SabhaconstituencyAsansol
Vidhan SabhaconstituencyRaniganj
Websitepaschimbardhaman.co.in

Raniganjis aneighbourhoodinAsansolofPaschim Bardhaman districtin theIndianstateofWest Bengal.It is governed byAsansol Municipal Corporation[1]

Geography

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Ajay River
Damodar River
Jamuria
N
Jamuria (N)
Raniganj
N
Asansol
MC
Asansol (MC)
ECL Kenda
Area Office
ECL Kenda Area Office (A)
ECL Kunustoria
Area Office
ECL Kunustoria Area Office (A)
ECL Satgram
Area Office
ECL Satgram Area Office (A)
ECL Sripur
Area Office
0V
ECL Sripur Area Office (A)
Bahadurpur
R
Bahadurpur, Paschim Bardhaman (R)
Churulia
R
Churulia (R)
Ballavpur
CT
Ballavpur (CT)
Raghunathchak
CT
Raghunathchak (CT)
Sahebganj
CT
Sahebganj (CT)
Egara
CT
Egara (CT)
Baktarnagar
CT
Baktarnagar (CT)
Amkula
CT
Amkula (CT)
Murgathaul
CT
Murgathaul (CT)
Chelad
CT
Chelad (CT)
Belebathan
CT
Belebathan (CT)
Banshra
CT
Banshra (CT)
Jemari
(Jaykaynagar)
CT
Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township) (CT)
Chapui
CT
Chapui (CT)
Ratibati
CT
Ratibati (CT)
Parasia
CT
Parasia (CT)
Kenda
CT
Kenda (CT)
Chinchuria
CT
Chinchuria (CT)
Nimsa
CT
Nimsa (CT)
Topsi
CT
Topsi (CT)
Kunustara
CT
Kunustara (CT)
Cities and towns in the eastern portion of Asansol Sadar subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, N: neighbourhood, R: rural centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

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Raniganj is located at23°37′N87°08′E/ 23.62°N 87.13°E/23.62; 87.13.It has an average elevation of 91metres(298feet).

The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.[2]

Nunia, a small stream about 40 km (25 mi) long has its origin near Adra village in the Salanpur area, flows through the Barabani area and joins theDamodarin the Raniganj area.[3]

Gram panchayatsunder Raniganj Panchayat Samiti are: Ratibati, Tirat, Egra, Amrasota, Jemari and Ballavpur.[4]

The current MLA from Raniganj legislative assembly constituency is Tapas Banerjee and current MP from Asansol Lok Sabha Constituency isShatrughan Sinha.The mayor of Asansol Municipal Corporation isBidhan Upadhyay

Urbanisation

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According to the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural.[5]Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly)Census Towns(partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).

Asansol Municipal Corporation

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According to the Kolkata Gazette notification of 3 June 2015, the municipal areas ofKulti,Raniganj andJamuriawere included within the jurisdiction ofAsansol Municipal Corporation.[6]

Police station

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Raniganj police station has jurisdiction over parts of theAsansol Municipal Corporation.The area covered is 113.05 km2(43.65 sq mi) and the population covered is 249,618.[7][8]

CD block HQ

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The headquarters of Raniganj CD block are located at Raniganj.[9]

Demographics

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According to the2011 Census of IndiaRaniganj municipal area had a total population of 129,441, of which 65,578 (52%) were males and 61,863 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 15,721. The total number of literate persons in Raniganj was 88,299 (87.85% of the population over 6 years).[10]

*For language details seeRaniganj (community development block)#Language and religion

Raniganj had a population of 122,891. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Raniganj has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 56%. In Raniganj, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Languages

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Languages spoken in Raniganj area (2011)[11]

Bengali(69.3%)
Hindi(21.3%)
Urdu(5.1%)
Santali(1.8%)
bhojpuri(0.6%)
Others (1.7%)

Education

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Searsole Raj High School main gate

Colleges

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Schools

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Raniganj High School is a Bengali-medium boys only institution established in 1888. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 21 computers, a library with 3,500 books and a playground.[12]

Raniganj G.M. Girls’ High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1946. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 20 computers, a library with 4,000 books and a playground.[13]

Raniganj Marwari Sanatan Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium boys only institution established in 1912. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 1 computer, a library with 2,000 books and a playground.[14]

Raniganj B.D.G. Vidyamandir is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1959. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 12 computers and a library with 3,050 books.[15]

Gyan Bharati School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1962. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII. The school has a playground.[16]

Raniganj Sri Durga Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium boys only institution established in 1963. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The schools has 8 computers and a library with 700 books.[17]

Raniganj Urdu High School is an Urdu-medium co-educational institution established in 1967. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 10 computers and a library with 900 books.[18]

Searsole Girls’ High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1965. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has a library with 116 books and a playground.[19]

Searsole Raj High Schoolis a Bengali-medium boys only institution established in 1856. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has a library with 3,981 books and a playground.

Sishu Bharati Hindi High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1980. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII. The school has a playground.[20]

DAV Public School Raniganj is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1999. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII.[21]

Nandalal Jalan Siksha Sadan is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1986. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII. The school has 14 computers, a library with 3,500 books and a playground.

Healthcare

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Ballavpur Rural Hospital, with 50 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Raniganj CD block. Raniganj Block Primary Health centre at Raniganj functions with 25 beds. There areprimary health centresatBaktarnagar(with 6 beds) and Tirat (with 6 beds).[22][23]

Other hospitals at Raniganj include Anandlok Hospital, B.N. Agarwal Memorial Hospital, Eye hospital, Kunusturia Area Hospital Marwari Relief Society Hospital among others.

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  • Asansoltravel guide from Wikivoyage

References

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  1. ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 12 March 2017.Retrieved9 March2017.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^Chattopadhyay, Akkori,Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti(History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.),(in Bengali),Vol I, pp 14-15, Radical Impression.ISBN81-85459-36-3
  3. ^Chattopadhyay, Akkori, pp 26-27
  4. ^"List of Pradhan of Gram Panchayats, District: Bardhaman"(PDF).Government of West Bengal.Retrieved29 August2009.
  5. ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan".Table 2.2, 2.4(a).Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved4 September2018.
  6. ^"The Kolkata Gazette"(PDF).Notification No. 335/MA/O/C-4/1M-36/2014 dated 3 June 2015.Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved9 March2017.
  7. ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman".Tables 2.1, 2.2.Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved23 September2018.
  8. ^"Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate".Find your police station.Asansol Durgapur Police.Retrieved18 February2017.
  9. ^"District Census Handbook: Barddhaman"(PDF).Map of Barddhaman with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page).Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.Retrieved22 January2017.
  10. ^"2011 Census - Primary Census Abstract Data Tables".West Bengal – District-wise.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved10 March2017.
  11. ^2011 census datacensusindia.gov.in
  12. ^"Raniganj High School".Schools.org.in.Retrieved14 June2020.
  13. ^"Raniganj G.M. Gilrs' High School".Schools.org.in.Retrieved14 June2020.
  14. ^"Ranigang Sanatan Marwari Vidya".Schools.org.Retrieved14 June2020.
  15. ^"Raniganj B.D.G. Vidyamandir".Schools.org.in.Retrieved14 June2020.
  16. ^"Gyan Bharati School".Schools.org.in.Retrieved14 June2020.
  17. ^"Raniganj Sri Durga Vidalaya".Schools.org.in.Retrieved14 June2020.
  18. ^"Raniganj Urdu High School".Schools.org.in.Retrieved14 June2020.
  19. ^"Searsole Girls High School".Schools.org.in.Retrieved14 June2020.
  20. ^"Sishu Bharati Hindi High School".Schools.org.in.Retrieved14 June2020.
  21. ^"Welcome to RANIGANJ LIONS J.D.M.CHANANI D.A.V PUBLIC SCHOOL".rljdmcdavpsraniganj.org.Retrieved18 January2024.
  22. ^"Health & Family Welfare Department"(PDF).Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals.Government of West Bengal.Retrieved12 May2020.
  23. ^"Health & Family Welfare Department"(PDF).Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres.Government of West Bengal.Retrieved12 May2020.
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