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]
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]
The main language is Hindi. Some residents speak Maithili, Bhojpuri, Urdu, Bengali, or Marwari.
Raniganj has the biggest zoo of Bihar (Vriksha Vatika)
Raniganj has one government hospital and many private hospitals and clinics.
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.
Raniganj has hot and wet summers and cold and dry winters.
Many government and private school and colleges operate in Raniganj.
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