# Kaliganj Village, Kadwa, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Kaliganj

Kaliganj is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **40 people in 8 households**, the 223rd largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 40people (2011)
- 8households
- 22.9%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Kaliganj PIN code and other codes

Kaliganj falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShekhpura
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224675

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

## How far is Kaliganj from nearby towns?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)50 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 Kaliganj?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kaliganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Belaun
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kaliganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 91 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 Kaliganj

Of every 100 households in Kaliganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaliganj · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kaliganj?

■ Kaliganj · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.9%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**969

Working population ****67.5%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 22.2% for men and 23.5% for women. 70% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 26 (96%) · **■** Marginal 1 (4%)

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 Kadwa

- Saranpur50 people
- Sehra47 people
- Babra46 people
- Alhanda Milik44 people
- Kamalpur39 people
- Majdiha36 people
- Malhatola33 people
- Maktalpur32 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kaliganj from Katihar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kaliganj?40 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaliganj in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kaliganj?22.9% (Census 2011)