# Kalanagin Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Kalanagin

Kalanagin is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855115**. The 2011 Census counted **2,985 people in 578 households**, the 30th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 2,985people (2011)
- 578households
- 67.5%literacy
- 855115PIN code

## Kalanagin PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalanagin is 855115.** Kalanagin falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855115
- Gram panchayatKamalpur
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222903

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

## How far is Kalanagin from nearby towns?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)18 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)18 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 Kalanagin?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalanagin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kochadhamin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Kalanagin known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Kalanagin

Of every 100 households in Kalanagin in 2011, 27 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalanagin · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****31%**

**21%

Television ****8%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kalanagin?

■ Kalanagin · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**962

Working population ****27.7%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 56.9% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 536 (65%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (6%) · **■** Marginal 52 (6%)

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 Kochadhamin

- Ghurna3,254 people
- Patkoikalan3,083 people
- Rani3,007 people
- Kanhaiabari3,005 people
- Burhimari2,972 people
- Sundarbari2,842 people
- Asura2,630 people
- Shahpur Istamrar2,618 people

[All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalanagin?855115
- How far is Kalanagin from Kishanganj?18 km by road
- What is the population of Kalanagin?2,985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalanagin in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kalanagin?67.5% (Census 2011)