Ranibandh Subdivision - Bankura, West Bengal

Ranibandh is an administrative subdivision in the Bankura district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Ranibandh is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Kanimahuli, while the nearest airport is Sonari Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 48.6 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 427 km², including 426.72 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 975 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Ranibandh Subdivision

Ranibandh Subdivision has a total of 186 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Ambika Nagar	Rural	Ambikanagar
2	Atasol	Rural	Rudra
3	Baddi	Rural	Puddi
4	Bag Sanda	Rural	Rajakata
5	Bagdiha	Rural	Rudra
6	Bagdubi	Rural	Ambikanagar
7	Bagdubi	Rural	Barikul
8	Balarampur	Rural	Puddi
9	Banpukhuria	Rural	Puddi
10	Bansdiha	Rural	Routora
11	Bansol	Rural	Rajakata
12	Baragram	Rural	Haludkanali
13	Barapacha	Rural	Ranibandh
14	Barda	Rural	Puddi
15	Barikul	Rural	Barikul
16	Barkola	Rural	Ambikanagar
17	Barunia	Rural	Puddi
18	Basantapur	Rural	Puddi
19	Bauripal	Rural	Ranibandh
20	Benkakocha	Rural	Rudra
21	Bethuala	Rural	Rudra
22	Bhabani Pathar	Rural	Haludkanali
23	Bhalkadungri	Rural	Haludkanali
24	Bhedua Sol	Rural	Routora
25	Bhulagara	Rural	Barikul
26	Bhurkura	Rural	Rajakata
27	Bhurrudanga	Rural	Routora
28	Bikramdihi	Rural	Rajakata
29	Birbhandh	Rural	Barikul
30	Birkham	Rural	Rajakata
31	Buchi Buri	Rural	Barikul
32	Budh Khila	Rural	Rajakata
33	Buriam	Rural	Ranibandh
34	Burisal	Rural	Routora
35	Burisol	Rural	Rudra
36	Chaitandihi	Rural	Rajakata
37	Chalkigara	Rural	Barikul
38	Chaltha	Rural	Rudra
39	Chhatar Doba	Rural	Ambikanagar
40	Chhenda Pathar	Rural	Barikul
41	Chhola Gara	Rural	Haludkanali
42	Chiada	Rural	Ambikanagar
43	Chilagara	Rural	Rajakata
44	Chirkun Kanali	Rural	Ambikanagar
45	Chura Pathar	Rural	Haludkanali
46	Churku	Rural	Routora
47	Damodarpur	Rural	Ambikanagar
48	Dangarda	Rural	Barikul
49	Deul Bhira	Rural	Puddi
50	Deuli	Rural	Rajakata
51	Dha Bani	Rural	Rudra
52	Dhadanga	Rural	Haludkanali
53	Dhadkidihi	Rural	Haludkanali
54	Dhagra	Rural	Rajakata
55	Dhananjaypur	Rural	Ambikanagar
56	Dhanara	Rural	Puddi
57	Dhanjhar	Rural	Barikul
58	Dhankura	Rural	Barikul
59	Dhoba Kacha	Rural	Barikul
60	Dudha Jharna	Rural	Puddi
61	Dudhenala	Rural	Barikul
62	Dulalpur	Rural	Ambikanagar
63	Garra	Rural	Ranibandh
64	Ghagra	Rural	Ranibandh
65	Gholkuri	Rural	Puddi
66	Ghugijan	Rural	Puddi
67	Goalmuri	Rural	Routora
68	Gobindasol	Rural	Routora
69	Gopalpur	Rural	Puddi
70	Gosaindihi	Rural	Puddi
71	Gosainidihi	Rural	Haludkanali
72	Gunpura	Rural	Routora
73	Hakim Sinan	Rural	Haludkanali
74	Halud Kanali	Rural	Haludkanali
75	Halud Kanali	Rural	Ranibandh
76	Haramgara	Rural	Routora
77	Hatikheda	Rural	Ambikanagar
78	Hetia Pathar	Rural	Rajakata
79	Hijli	Rural	Routora
80	Huang Khana	Rural	Barikul
81	Jalneja	Rural	Haludkanali
82	Jamda	Rural	Haludkanali
83	Jamgerya	Rural	Ranibandh
84	Jantadumur	Rural	Barikul
85	Javi	Rural	Rudra
86	Jaynagar	Rural	Ambikanagar
87	Jharia	Rural	Puddi
88	Jhilimili	Rural	Routora
89	Jorakend	Rural	Ambikanagar
90	Kajalkura	Rural	Puddi
91	Kalabani	Rural	Ranibandh
92	Kama	Rural	Rudra
93	Kamardanga	Rural	Haludkanali
94	Kamarkuli	Rural	Puddi
95	Kankri Jharna	Rural	Barikul
96	Kanthalia	Rural	Routora
97	Kasakend	Rural	Routora
98	Kata Kumari	Rural	Puddi
99	Katiam	Rural	Ranibandh
100	Katro	Rural	Ranibandh
101	Kawa Tanga	Rural	Routora
102	Kelia Pathar	Rural	Rajakata
103	Keshra	Rural	Ambikanagar
104	Kharujhor	Rural	Barikul
105	Khata-Am	Rural	Routora
106	Khejur Khanma	Rural	Barikul
107	Khejura	Rural	Routora
108	Kheria Kocha	Rural	Ambikanagar
109	Khunta Banda	Rural	Barikul
110	Khutakata Krishnanagar	Rural	Rajakata
111	Kulam	Rural	Rudra
112	Kusum Khundi	Rural	Puddi
113	Ladda	Rural	Ambikanagar
114	Ladhan Bani	Rural	Ambikanagar
115	Laekdihi	Rural	Ambikanagar
116	Laladi	Rural	Ranibandh
117	Lalmoni Kocha	Rural	Ambikanagar
118	Ledapakur	Rural	Ranibandh
119	Lep-Am	Rural	Barikul
120	Lipidiri	Rural	Ambikanagar
121	Madandihi	Rural	Haludkanali
122	Madankata	Rural	Barikul
123	Madhabpur	Rural	Routora
124	Mahadebsinam	Rural	Ranibandh
125	Mahespur	Rural	Ambikanagar
126	Maisamura	Rural	Routora
127	Majgerya	Rural	Barikul
128	Makhnu	Rural	Rudra
129	Malbera	Rural	Haludkanali
130	Malcharar	Rural	Haludkanali
131	Maukanali	Rural	Rajakata
132	Maula	Rural	Ranibandh
133	Mitha-Am	Rural	Ranibandh
134	Muchikata	Rural	Routora
135	Mukundaur	Rural	Ambikanagar
136	Murkum Chhota Tung	Rural	Barikul
137	Nachna	Rural	Haludkanali
138	Naran Pur	Rural	Puddi
139	Naranpur	Rural	Rudra
140	Narkoli	Rural	Puddi
141	Nilgiri	Rural	Puddi
142	Nischintapur	Rural	Ambikanagar
143	Nutandihi	Rural	Haludkanali
144	Palash Bani	Rural	Rudra
145	Panijia	Rural	Rudra
146	Paresnath	Rural	Puddi
147	Paryasa	Rural	Barikul
148	Phuljhor	Rural	Barikul
149	Pirargari	Rural	Haludkanali
150	Pitha Gerya	Rural	Rudra
151	Puada	Rural	Haludkanali
152	Puddi	Rural	Puddi
153	Punna Pani	Rural	Ambikanagar
154	Punshya	Rural	Ranibandh
155	Purna Pani	Rural	Haludkanali
156	Purna Pani Bara Tung	Rural	Barikul
157	Purna Pani Chhota Tung	Rural	Barikul
158	Rajakata	Rural	Rajakata
159	Rajsol	Rural	Ambikanagar
160	Ramdungri	Rural	Ambikanagar
161	Ramgar	Rural	Routora
162	Rani Bandh	Rural	Ranibandh
163	Rautara	Rural	Routora
164	Raygar	Rural	Routora
165	Rudra	Rural	Rudra
166	Sareng Garh	Rural	Puddi
167	Satnala	Rural	Barikul
168	Serengda	Rural	Routora
169	Sereshbad	Rural	Routora
170	Shukni Basa	Rural	Barikul
171	Sindriam	Rural	Barikul
172	Sindurpur	Rural	Rajakata
173	Singlahar	Rural	Barikul
174	Sukhla	Rural	Rajakata
175	Sukni Basa	Rural	Haludkanali
176	Suritari	Rural	Routora
177	Surulia	Rural	Haludkanali
178	Susunigeria	Rural	Rajakata
179	Sutan	Rural	Routora
180	Syamadihi	Rural	Routora
181	Talgara	Rural	Ranibandh
182	Tamakhun	Rural	Rudra
183	Thutasol	Rural	Ambikanagar
184	Tila Bani	Rural	Routora
185	Tuman	Rural	Puddi
186	Tung Charar	Rural	Haludkanali

Population of Ranibandh Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Ranibandh Subdivision has a total population of 1,19,089 people, consisting of 60,290 males and 58,799 females. There are 25,953 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 279 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,19,089	1,19,089	0
Male Population	60,290	60,290	0
Female Population	58,799	58,799	0
Total Households	25,953	25,953	0
Population Density	279 / km²	279 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 72,070 literate people and 13,922 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 13,641 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 56,061 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	13,922	13,922
Literate Population	72,070	72,070
Illiterate Population	47,019	47,019
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	13,641	13,641
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	56,061	56,061

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Subdivision Overview
Subdivision (Hindi)	Ranibandh (रानीबान्ध)
District	Bankura
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Kanimahuli
Total Area	427 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	975
Total Population (2011)	1,19,089
Density	279/km²
Total Villages	186

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