As of 2011^[update] India census, Rani Bazar had a population of 19,990. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Rani Bazar has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 52%. In Rani Bazar, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.^{[citation needed]}