# Kalgiganj Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/kalgiganj/ Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur # Kalgiganj Kalgiganj is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **813203**. The 2011 Census counted **3,253 people in 613 households**, the 21st largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 3,253people (2011) - 613households - 63.1%literacy - 813203PIN code ## Kalgiganj PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalgiganj is 813203.** Kalgiganj falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - PIN code813203 - Gram panchayatAkdara - Community development blockColgong - Census village code239239 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalgiganj from nearby towns? - Colgong (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)38 km by road - Colgong (nearest town)4 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kalgiganj? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kalgiganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Colgong - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Colgong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kalgiganj known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kalgiganj Of every 100 households in Kalgiganj in 2011, 14 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kalgiganj · ■ Colgong rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **32% Toilet within the home ****30%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **78% Tap water ****8%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **84% Use banking services ****48%** **42% Television ****21%** **17% Mobile phone ****55%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **97% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kalgiganj? ■ Kalgiganj · ■ Colgong rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%** **58.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856** **872 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011** **947 Working population ****27.5%** **30.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.8% for men and 53.7% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 154 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (14%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 342 (38%) · **■** Marginal 264 (30%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Colgong - Dealpur4,400 people - Oriap4,269 people - Shampur4,157 people - Nandlalpur4,058 people - Bansipur3,189 people - Parsurampurchak3,186 people - Kusapur3,022 people - Jagesarpur Inglis2,898 people [All 209 villages in Colgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalgiganj?813203 - How far is Kalgiganj from Bhagalpur?38 km by road - What is the population of Kalgiganj?3,253 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalgiganj in?Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kalgiganj?63.1% (Census 2011)