Ranibandh#Police station

Maniklal Sinha, in his book, Paschim Rahr Tatha Bankura Sanskriti{{Cite book |last=Singha |first=Maniklal |url=https://www.bucl.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=27582&query_desc=su:%22Customs%22 |title=Paschim rarh tatha Bankura sanskriti |date=1977 |publisher=Chittaranjan Dasgupta |location=Bisnupur}} mention that like other places of Rarh, Ranibandh is also a nodal point of Jainism.{{Cite web |title=A Medley of Faiths: Towards a Composite Religious Culture in Early Medieval Rāḍh |url=https://www.sahapedia.org/medley-of-faiths-towards-composite-religious-culture-early-medieval-r%C4%81%E1%B8%8Dh |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=Sahapedia |language=en}} Chittaranjan Dasgupta{{Cite book |last=Dasgupta |first=Chittaranjan |title=Paschimbanger murtishilpa o sanskriti |publisher=Arati Printers |year=2016 |language=Bengali}} also noted that surrounding region involved in trade of metal—primarily iron and copper and served as a hinterland to the port of Tamralipta.

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CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, C: craft centre, T: ancient/ temple centre
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Ranibandh is located at {{coord|22|51|53.7|N|86|47|04.6|E|display=inline}}.

The map alongside shows the Khatra subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is having uneven lands with hard rocks. In the Khatra CD block area there are some low hills. The Kangsabati project reservoir is prominently visible in the map. The subdued patches of shaded area in the map show forested areas.{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1913_PART_A_DCHB_BANKURA.pdf|title = District Census Handbook Bankura |work = pages 13-17 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal | accessdate = 23 April 2020}} It is an almost fully rural area.{{cite web |url =http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Hanbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura |work = Table 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 23 April 2020}}

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

According to the 2011 Census of India, Ranibandh had a total population of 2,366 of which 1,201 (51%) were males and 1,165 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 258. The total number of literates in Ranibandh was 1,699 (80.60% of the population over 6 years).{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 14 October 2016 }}

.*For language details see Ranibandh (community development block)#Language and religion

Ranibandh police station has jurisdiction over a part of the Ranibandh CD block. The area covered is 63,177.02 acres with a population of 73,188.{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 15 May 2020 }}{{cite web| url = https://bankurapolice.org/ranibandh/ |title = Ranibandh PS | publisher= Bankura District Police | accessdate = 14 October 2016}}

The headquarters of Ranibadh CD block are located at Ranibandh.{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1913_PART_A_DCHB_BANKURA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook: Bankura | work= Map of Bankura with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 | accessdate = 20 November 2016 }}

Ranibandh High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1940. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 14 computers, a library with 1,200 books and a playground.{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/bankura/19131506802/ranibandh-h-s.html|title = Ranibandh HS |publisher= Schools.org.in| accessdate = 26 April 2020}} It is one of the fourteen schools in Bankura district in which the opening of an Olchiki medium section (for Santali language) from class V was sanctioned in 2012.{{cite web| url = http://www.bankura.gov.in/education.htm |title = Education of Bankura |publisher= District administration| accessdate = 26 April 2020}}

Ranibandh Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1966. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 14 computers, a library with 2,000 books and a playground.{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/bankura/19131506702/ranibandh-girls-h-s.html |title = Ranibandh Girls HS | publisher= Schools.org.in| accessdate = 26 April 2020}} It This is one of the fourteen schools in Bankura district in which the opening of an Olchiki medium section (for Santali language) from class V was sanctioned in 2012.

Dhadkidighi Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII. The school has a playground.{{cite web| url =https://schools.org.in/bankura/19131508606/dhadkidihi-jr-high-school.html |title = Dhakkidighi |publisher= Schools.org.in | accessdate = 26 April 2020}}

Mukundapur Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.{{cite web| url = https://schools.org.in/bankura/19131500702/mukundapur-jr-high-school.html |title = Mukundapur Jr High School |publisher= Schools.org.in | accessdate = 26 April 2020}}

Birsha Munda Memorial College was established at Pirrah, PO Haludkanali, in 2010. Affiliated with the Bankura University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, Santali, history and a general course in arts.{{cite web| url = http://bmmcollege.org/about_us.php|title = Birsha Munda Memorial College |publisher= BMMC| accessdate = 14 April 2020}}{{cite web| url = https://www.collegeadmission.in/BirshaMundaMemorialCollege/BirshaMundaMemorialCollege.shtml |title = Birsha Munda Memorial College |publisher= College Admission| accessdate = 14 April 2020}}

Ranibandh Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Ranibandh, is the major government medical facility in the Ranibandh CD block. There are primary health centres at Jhilimili (with 10 beds), Barikul (with 2 beds), Haludkanali (with 6 beds) and Khejuria (with 6 beds).{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher = Government of West Bengal|accessdate = 10 April 2020}}{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/PHC.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres | publisher = Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 10 April 2020}}

Ranibandh is on the Khatra-Jhilimili Road.Google maps

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