Raniganj (community development block)
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Raniganj রাণীগঞ্জ |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Raniganj
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| Coordinates: 23°37′44″N 87°06′54″E / 23.62889°N 87.11500°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Parliamentary constituency | Asansol |
| Assembly constituency | Asansol Dakshin, Jamuria |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.50 sq mi (58.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 302 ft (92 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 106,441 |
| • Density | 4,700/sq mi (1,800/km2) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
| PIN | 713347 (Raniganj) 713358 (Searsole Rajbari) 713323 (Ballavpur) |
| Telephone/STD code | 0341 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-37,WB-38,WB-41,WB-42,WB-44 |
| Literacy Rate | 73.86 per cent |
| Website | http://bdoraniganj.in/ |
Raniganj is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Asansol subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Searsole Rajbari is located at 23°37′44″N 87°06′54″E / 23.629°N 87.115°E.
Raniganj CD Block is part of the Ajay Damodar Barakar tract. This area is sort of an extension of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. It is a rocky undulating area with laterite soil, with the Ajay on the north, the Damodar on the south and the Barakar on the west. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal, in the eighteenth century, led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.
Raniganj CD Block is bounded by Asansol (municipal corporation)/ Raniganj and Jamuria CD Block on the north, Andal CD Block on the east, Mejia CD Block, in Bankura district, on the south and Asansol (municipal corporation)/ Barabani CD Block on the west.
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