Raiganj AI Report
Date: August 24, 2025
Raiganj city, :location_verb West Bengal, has 3.2% of the state's population. It produces 0.5% of West Bengal's Rice production, 33.3% of State's Wheat production, 33.3% of West Bengal's Cotton production, 0.05% of West Bengal's Potatoes production, 33.3% of State's Banana production, 33.3% of State's Sugarcane production, 0.3% of West Bengal's Soybean production, and 33.3% of State's Onion production. Known for it's spiritual landmarks St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral of the Diocese of Raiganj are some of the religious sites. The nearest airport is Bagdogra Airport in Siliguri, located 75 Km away.
Raiganj is the 199th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Uttar Dinajpur District in West Bengal State. Uttar Dinajpur District is 95th highest ranked in population and 406th ranked in area, in India.
The average Bengali Script of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 13153. Raiganj is the 10th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts.This indicates a high pool of literate bengali population compared to other cities.
The average # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 1508. Raiganj is the 61st highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts.This indicates that the government has placed a greater emphasis on green energy in this district compared to other districts.
Raiganj is the 80th highest ranked in No of Hospital Beds out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that health infrastructure in this district is better than other districts.
Bengali Script
# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy
No of Hospital Beds
Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023
Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)
# of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2021)
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Raiganj is the 655th worst ranked in Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023 . This implies low private sector growth.
Raiganj is the 643rd worst ranked in Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011) out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies that this district has a lower birth rate and/or lower attractiveness for migrants.
The Average # of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 39460. Raiganj is the 600th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This implies that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts
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Raiganj Nature Highlights
| Nature Metrics | % of India | Rank Out of 768 | City / Districts Data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes) Banana Production |
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes) Banana Production | 0.01% | 18th | 2198 |
|
Ab. Prod (Mn Bales)Cotton Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn Bales)Cotton Production | 0.01% | 89th | 6019 |
|
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Soyabean Production | 0.02% | 114th | 1490 |
|
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production |
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production | 0.05% | 120th | 7010 |
|
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Maize Production | 0.04% | 121st | 1713 |
|
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production |
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production | 0.01% | 123rd | 2434 |
|
Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn tonnes) Rice Production | 0.07% | 131st | 9940 |
|
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn Tonnes) Sugarcane Production | 0.01% | 136th | 3848 |
|
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production |
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production | 0.02% | 179th | 8601 |
|
Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production |
Ab. Prod (Mn tonn) Wheat Production | 0.01% | 200th | 1307 |
Raiganj Culture Highlights
| Sr.No | Culture Metrics | Counts | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Famous Church Name |
Famous Church Name | 1 | St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral of the Diocese of Raiganj |
Airports
| Name | City | IATA Code | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Airport Name |
Bagdogra Airport | Siliguri | IXB | 75 Km |
Raiganj
Health Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No of District Hospital | 1 | 162nd | 8561 |
| 2 | No of Hospital Beds | 1470 | 80th | 3542 |
| 3 | No of Doctors | 1795 | 158th | 5022 |
| 4 | No of Primary Health Centers | 48 | 285th | 6261 |
| 5 | No of Total Hospitals | 61 | 268th | 3692 |
| 6 | No of Sub Divisional Hospital | 2 | 158th | 3900 |
| 7 | No of Community Health Centers | 9 | 186th | 9148 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No of Nurses | 3392 | 493rd | 2448 |
Raiganj
Wealth Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011) | 57099 | 58th | 1456 |
| 2 | Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011) | 20983 | 176th | 3664 |
| 3 | Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011) | 174173 | 250th | 5770 |
| 4 | Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011) | 280805 | 98th | 4018 |
| 5 | Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q3 2024) | 183 | 234th | 5434 |
| 6 | House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011) | 86 | 124th | 2153 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | % of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011) | 4 | 53rd | 1314 |
| 2 | Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024) | 14 | 61st | 7333 |
| 3 | GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023) | 118 | 67th | 5816 |
| 4 | Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024) | 11 | 75th | 10512 |
| 5 | % of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011) | 51 | 104th | 10561 |
| 6 | Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2024) | 23 | 262nd | 8517 |
| 7 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011) | 69577 | 363rd | 1835 |
| 8 | Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011) | 15680 | 367th | 1926 |
| 9 | GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023) | 27789 | 375th | 9630 |
| 10 | Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011) | 37627 | 386th | 3618 |
| 11 | Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2024) | 5533 | 404th | 1415 |
| 12 | Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024) | 28688 | 421st | 2762 |
| 13 | Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011) | 10634 | 429th | 3682 |
| 14 | Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024) | 23154 | 449th | 7671 |
| 15 | Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011) | 15572 | 458th | 2792 |
| 16 | Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011) | 157504 | 466th | 8937 |
Raiganj
Demography Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011) | 19 | 185th | 6730 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011) | 949 | 307th | 7813 |
| 2 | Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011) | 1023 | 643rd | 10011 |
Raiganj
Education Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2023) | 1915 | 139th | 6978 |
| 2 | # of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021) | 3658 | 149th | 6448 |
| 3 | # of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 258 | 124th | 5486 |
| 4 | # of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2021) | 1920 | 103rd | 8565 |
| 5 | Population (18-24) (Number, 2023) | 208496 | 131st | 9533 |
| 6 | # of Universities (No, AISHE 2021) | 1 | 159th | 7727 |
| 7 | # of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021) | 44296 | 154th | 9334 |
| 8 | # of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2021) | 416 | 119th | 9628 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021) | 6151 | 299th | 6360 |
| 2 | # of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021) | 1085 | 299th | 4372 |
| 3 | # of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) | 11775 | 322nd | 3001 |
| 4 | # of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) | 1484 | 322nd | 10941 |
| 5 | Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021) | 29 | 335th | 5164 |
| 6 | # of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2023) | 2 | 380th | 3665 |
| 7 | # of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021) | 442 | 414th | 7839 |
| 8 | # of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021) | 5042 | 419th | 10811 |
| 9 | # of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 334 | 480th | 8893 |
| 10 | # of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2021) | 4319 | 486th | 4045 |
| 11 | # of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) | 193 | 506th | 8794 |
| 12 | # of Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) | 57 | 506th | 9567 |
| 13 | # of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021) | 3322 | 509th | 1576 |
| 14 | # of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021) | 593 | 535th | 4865 |
| 15 | # of PG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021) | 684 | 541st | 7553 |
| 16 | # of UG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021) | 759 | 541st | 4246 |
| 17 | # of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011) | 136937 | 551st | 4324 |
| 18 | # of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) | 49523 | 587th | 10143 |
| 19 | # of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2021) | 39460 | 600th | 5526 |
| 20 | # of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021) | 6788 | 600th | 7959 |
Raiganj
Governance Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011) | 745 | 118th | 5545 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020) | 22 | 419th | 7462 |
Raiganj
Internet Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, May 2025) | 172612 | 112th | 5378 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011) | 162759 | 46th | 2163 |
| 2 | Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI December 2024) | 122 | 112th | 7493 |
| 3 | Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in May, 2025) | 135164 | 307th | 2052 |
| 4 | City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2025) | 106 | 527th | 10330 |
| 5 | Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI 2024) | 411790 | 531st | 9268 |
Raiganj
Language Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Script Pools # < 30, 000 | 1 | 243rd | 9928 |
| 2 | Bengali Script | 13153 | 10th | 1387 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd | 78 | 59th | 6456 |
| 2 | Latin Script (English) | 2647 | 91st | 2966 |
| 3 | Malayalam Script | 6112 | 97th | 3684 |
| 4 | Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu) | 33190 | 231st | 8511 |
| 5 | Tamil Script | 23886 | 256th | 1829 |
| 6 | Marathi Script | 27903 | 336th | 1572 |
| 7 | Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi) | 10774 | 373rd | 10572 |
| 8 | Telugu Script | 39429 | 400th | 1644 |
| 9 | Odia Script | 5442 | 423rd | 5710 |
| 10 | Gujarati Script | 25953 | 429th | 10821 |
| 11 | Devnagri Script (Hindi) | 137058 | 429th | 2947 |
| 12 | Assamese Script | 3229 | 443rd | 1655 |
| 13 | English Multilingual Population | 50193 | 493rd | 9555 |
| 14 | DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011) | 254303 | 588th | 10419 |
Raiganj
Media Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2022) | 240 | 174th | 6886 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020) | 22 | 320th | 1858 |
| 2 | Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022) | 656764 | 401st | 7682 |
Raiganj
Urbanization Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of households having latrine facility within the premises | 156908 | 217th | 10263 |
| 2 | # of Households with 1 married couple | 228663 | 92nd | 10537 |
| 3 | # of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises | 154278 | 90th | 7691 |
| 4 | # of Inhabited Villages | 777 | 118th | 9596 |
| 5 | Number of households (Number , Census 2011) | 326286 | 119th | 7087 |
| 6 | # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy | 1508 | 61st | 9877 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urbanization (% , Census 2011) | 26 | 274th | 6240 |
| 2 | # of Uninhabited Villages | 64 | 393rd | 10657 |
| 3 | # of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking | 96340 | 410th | 7262 |
| 4 | Number of towns (Number , Census 2011) | 10 | 469th | 8544 |
| 5 | Urban Population (Number , Census 2011) | 531234 | 509th | 6505 |
| 6 | # of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity | 222703 | 510th | 6381 |
Raiganj
Work Metrics
Better than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | # of Companies,2023 | 1876 | 92nd | 5828 |
| 2 | Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023 | 626770 | 94th | 8332 |
| 3 | State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023 | 14249 | 110th | 3034 |
Worse than India Average-
| Sr. | Fields | India Average | Worst Rank out of 768 | City / District Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023 | 56813 | 554th | 4197 |
| 2 | State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023 | 23664 | 644th | 4355 |
| 3 | Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023 | 37084 | 645th | 7192 |
| 4 | Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023 | 25014 | 655th | 9769 |
languages
City (district
capitals)/DHQ
- 1. Bengali : 164,160
- 2. English Multilingual Population : 18,416
- 3. Hindi : 17,581
Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 1
Basic Details
| City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population : |
: | 183,612 |
|---|---|---|
| City(District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank) |
: | 199th |
| District Area (km2) |
: | 3,180 |
| District Area (Rank) |
: | 406th |
| No.of Towns
in District |
: | 9 |
| No. of Villages
in District |
: | 1,494 |
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