Raniganj, Araria

For other places with same/similar name, see Raniganj (disambiguation).

Raniganj is a city and municipality in Araria district of the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarter of the Raniganj, Araria (community development block).

Governance

Raniganj is the state assembly constituency.

Achmit Rishidev from Janata Dal (United)(JD(U)) party is the MLA representing the Raniganj constituency in the Bihar legislative assembly. He was elected in 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.

Languages

The main language is Hindi. Some residents speak Maithili, Bhojpuri, Urdu, Bengali, or Marwari.

Tourism

Raniganj has the biggest zoo of Bihar (Vriksha Vatika)

Healthcare

Raniganj has one government hospital and many private hospitals and clinics.

Transport

Daily bus service is available from Purnia, Patna, Siliguri, Kolkata, Bhagalpur, Katihar, Birpur, Jogbani, Saharsa, Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur.

Major daily Hindi newspapers include Dainik Jagaran, Hindustan, Dainik Bhaskar, and Prabhat Khabar.

Climate

Raniganj has hot and wet summers and cold and dry winters.

Education

Many government and private school and colleges operate in Raniganj.

Colleges

• Y.N.P. Inter College
• S.N.V. Inter College
• K.D. College (for bachelors degrees)

Schools

• Laljee High School Raniganj
• Kalavati Girls High School
• RamanJi Laxmi Saraswati Sishu Mandir
• Seemanchal Public School
• Modern Public School
• Motherland Public School
• Residential Gurukul
• Swarnim Public School
• Residential Paramount
• Shanti Niketan
• Disha Public School
• Govt. Middle School Raniganj
• Govt. Middle School Hasanpur, Ranganj

Coaching institutes

• Sankalp Science Study Center
• Lakshaya Classes
• Shanti Niketan Coaching
• Sunrise Coaching Center
• Mathematics Institute
• Rakesh Physics
• Safalta Classes
• Success Point
• Carrer Point Coaching Center
• Lingua English Spoken & Grammar Classes
• Oxford English Classes
• The Classroom For JEE/NEET
• Newton Classes