# Roshanganj Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Roshanganj

Roshanganj is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824217**. The 2011 Census counted **2,711 people in 503 households**, the 12th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 2,711people (2011)
- 503households
- 62.2%literacy
- 824217PIN code

## Roshanganj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Roshanganj is 824217.** Roshanganj falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824217
- Gram panchayatRoshanganj
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255932

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Roshanganj from nearby towns?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)44 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)13 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 Roshanganj?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Roshanganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sher Ghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sgerghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Roshanganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Roshanganj

Of every 100 households in Roshanganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Roshanganj · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****33%**

**40%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Roshanganj?

■ Roshanganj · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**985

Working population ****36.6%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 51.5% for women. 43% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (12%) · **■** Marginal 802 (81%)

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 Banke Bazar

- Barheta3,438 people
- Chaugain3,175 people
- Dumranwan2,776 people
- Bihargain2,746 people
- Dongila2,162 people
- Azamgarh2,059 people
- Baital2,045 people
- Jamuara Kalan2,017 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Roshanganj?824217
- How far is Roshanganj from Gaya?44 km by road
- What is the population of Roshanganj?2,711 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Roshanganj in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Roshanganj?62.2% (Census 2011)