Raniganj is a neighbourhood in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.

[6] Raniganj police station has jurisdiction over parts of the Asansol Municipal Corporation.

[9] According to the 2011 Census of India Raniganj municipal area had a total population of 129,441, of which 65,578 (52%) were males and 61,863 (48%) were females.

[14] Raniganj Marwari Sanatan Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium boys only institution established in 1912.

[17] Raniganj Sri Durga Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium boys only institution established in 1963.

[18] Raniganj Urdu High School is an Urdu-medium co-educational institution established in 1967.

[20] Searsole Raj High School is a Bengali-medium boys only institution established in 1856.

Sishu Bharati Hindi High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1980.

[21] DAV Public School Raniganj is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1999.

[22] Nandalal Jalan Siksha Sadan is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1986.

Ballavpur Rural Hospital, with 50 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Raniganj CD block.