The total number of literate persons in Raniganj was 88,299 (87.85% of the population over 6 years). Population in the age range 0–6 years was 15,721. Demographics Īccording to the 2011 Census of India Raniganj municipal area had a total population of 129,441, of which 65,578 (52%) were males and 61,863 (48%) were females. The headquarters of Raniganj CD block are located at Raniganj.

The area covered is 113.05 km 2 (43.65 sq mi) and the population covered is 249,618. Raniganj police station has jurisdiction over parts of the Asansol Municipal Corporation. 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).Īccording to the Kolkata Gazette notification of 3 June 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation. The mayor of Asansol Municipal Corporation is Bidhan Upadhyay Urbanisation Īccording to the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural. The current MLA from Raniganj legislative assembly constituency is Tapas Banerjee and current MP from Asansol Lok Sabha Constituency is Shatrughan Sinha. Gram panchayats under Raniganj Panchayat Samiti are: Ratibati, Tirat, Egra, Amrasota, Jemari and Ballavpur. 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 the Damodar in the Raniganj area. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared. It has an average elevation of 91 metres (298 feet). Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly Location MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, N: neighbourhood, R: rural centre Cities and towns in the eastern portion of Asansol Sadar subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district

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