Raniganj

Raniganj is the South-Eastern neighbourhood in Asansol, in Asansol Sadar subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.GeographyRaniganj is located at. It has an average elevation of 91 metres (298 feet).The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.Nunia, a small stream about 40km long has its origin near Adra village in the Salanpur area, flows through the Barabani area and joins the Damodar in the Raniganj area.Gram panchayats under Raniganj Panchayat Samiti are: Ratibati, Tirat, Egra, Amrasota, Jemari and Ballavpur.Asansol Municipal CorporationAccording 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.Police stationRaniganj police station has jurisdiction over parts of Asansol municipal corporation/ Raniganj municipality. The area covered is 113.05 km2 and the population covered is 249,618.CD Block HQThe headquarters of Raniganj CD Block are located at Raniganj.DemographicsAs per 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. Population below 6 years was 15,721. The total number of literates in Raniganj was 88,299 (87.85% of the population over 6 years).