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Rain deficit notwithstanding, Bihar achieves 99% paddy coverage
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- LGD code
- 948439
- Pincode
- 854334
- Post office
- Maryganj
- Distance to district centre
- 46 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 54 km
- Distance to Patna
- 217 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 407 km
- Nearest railway station
- Simraha · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Referral Hospital Nasriganj · <1 km
Raniganj at a glance
Raniganj is a revenue village in Raniganj block, Araria district, Bihar. It lies 46 km from the Araria district centre, 18 km from Mirdaul, the nearest town, 15 km from Simraha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854334, served by Maryganj post office; the LGD village code is 948439. The nearest hospital or health centre is Referral Hospital Nasriganj, <1 km away. The village votes in Bihariganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Niranjan Kumar Mehta.
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Key facts — Raniganj
- LGD code
- 948439
- Pincode
- 854334
- Post office
- Maryganj
- Coordinates
- 26.08509°N, 87.23551°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bihariganj
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Niranjan Kumar Mehta
- Block / Mandal
- Raniganj
Getting there
How to reach Raniganj
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna217 kmcapital
- Kolkata407 km
- Delhi1029 km
- Hyderabad1323 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSimraha15 km
- Hospital / PHCReferral Hospital Nasriganj<1 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India32 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil32 km
- CollegePurnea College of Engineering43 km
- Police stationMaranga Police Thana44 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 854334
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- HasanpurRaniganj mandal14,671 pop
- PharkiaRaniganj mandal11,823 pop
- Paik ParaBhargama mandal11,676 pop
- Sirsia HanumanganjBhargama mandal11,198 pop
- BishunpurRaniganj mandal10,892 pop
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)