# Roshanganj Village, Kadwa, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Roshanganj

Roshanganj is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,330 people in 280 households**, the 88th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 1,330people (2011)
- 280households
- 39.4%literacy
- 855113PIN code

## Roshanganj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Roshanganj is 855113.** Roshanganj falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855113
- Gram panchayatShekhpura, Bhou Nagar
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224643

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?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)17 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 Roshanganj?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 85% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Roshanganj · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**50%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Roshanganj?

■ Roshanganj · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.4%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****819**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**969

Working population ****36.1%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 24.5% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 114 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (58%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 78 (16%)

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

- Kamraili1,365 people
- Kolha1,343 people
- Malikpur1,335 people
- Gosainkol1,334 people
- Bishunpur1,316 people
- Bareya1,305 people
- Mirzadpur1,269 people
- Daulatpur1,263 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Roshanganj?855113
- How far is Roshanganj from Katihar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Roshanganj?1,330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Roshanganj in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Roshanganj?39.4% (Census 2011)