Raniganj
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Raniganj is a city and a municipality
in Bardhaman district
in the India
n state
of West Bengal
.
s (298 feet).
The city has average summer temperatures in May ranging from lows of 24 °C (75.2 °F)to highs above 52 °C (125.6 °F)and winter lows usually are around 6 °C (42.8 °F).
The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating latterite soil. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar
and the Ajay
. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km (19 mi). For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared. The coalfields directly led to the first railway from Howrah being routed to Raniganj: the East Indian Railway line was opened to traffic in early 1855.
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, past Asansol and joins the Damodar
in the Raniganj area.
Gram panchayat
s under Raniganj Panchayat Samiti are: Ratibati, Tirat, Egra, Amrasota, Jemari and Ballavpur.
, 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.
It also has the biggest college in the district of Bardhaman named Triveni Devi Bhalotia College. The people of raniganj are known for their inclination towards Engineering education, and have been successful at the highest level.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Bardhaman district
Bardhaman District
'Bardhaman district is a district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Bardhaman, though it houses other important industrial towns like Durgapur and Asansol...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
.
Geography
Raniganj is located at 23.62°N 87.13°E. It has an average elevation of 91 metreMetre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...
s (298 feet).
The city has average summer temperatures in May ranging from lows of 24 °C (75.2 °F)to highs above 52 °C (125.6 °F)and winter lows usually are around 6 °C (42.8 °F).
The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating latterite soil. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar
Damodar River
Damodar River originates near Chandwa village, Palamau district, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Jharkhand state in eastern India, and flows eastward for about 592 km through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the estaury of the River Hooghly...
and the Ajay
Ajay River
The Ajay River is a major river in Jharkhand and West Bengal. The word “Ajay” means “not conquered”.-Geography:The Ajay River originates on a small hill about 300 metres high, south west of Munger in Bihar. It then flows through Jharkhand and enters West Bengal at Simjuri, near Chittaranjan...
. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km (19 mi). For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared. The coalfields directly led to the first railway from Howrah being routed to Raniganj: the East Indian Railway line was opened to traffic in early 1855.
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, past Asansol and joins the Damodar
Damodar River
Damodar River originates near Chandwa village, Palamau district, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Jharkhand state in eastern India, and flows eastward for about 592 km through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the estaury of the River Hooghly...
in the Raniganj area.
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...
s under Raniganj Panchayat Samiti are: Ratibati, Tirat, Egra, Amrasota, Jemari and Ballavpur.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, 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.
Education
Raniganj has some old Bengali, Urdu and Hindi medium schools and also some new age English mediums schools. Old Bengali medium schools like Raniganj High School, Searsole Raj High School (established in 1856), Gandhi Memorial Girls School, Urdu medium schools like Raniganj Urdu High School and Anjuman Urdu Girls High School and Hindi medium schools like Marwari Sanatan Vidyalaya (the biggest Hindi medium +2 level school in West Bengal), Basanti Devi Goenka Vidyamandir have good reputation in the locality. But English medium schools like Gyan Bharti and RamKumar Khaitan Sikhsha Sadan have special reputation for their modern approach in Traditional education. DAV has also established a branch of its schools in the year 1999.It also has the biggest college in the district of Bardhaman named Triveni Devi Bhalotia College. The people of raniganj are known for their inclination towards Engineering education, and have been successful at the highest level.