Raniganj, Araria

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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). [1]

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Governance

Raniganj is the state assembly constituency. [2]

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. [3]

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

Schools

Coaching institutes

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References

  1. "Subdivision & Blocks :: Araria District" . Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  3. "NDTV.com" . Retrieved 23 August 2021.

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