# Kasba Kaliaganj Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/kasba-kaliaganj/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Kasba Kaliaganj Kasba Kaliaganj is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **5,419 people in 1,213 households**, the 9th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 5,419people (2011) - 1,213households - 63.3%literacy - 855117PIN code ## Kasba Kaliaganj PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kasba Kaliaganj is 855117.** Kasba Kaliaganj falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855117 - Gram panchayatKasba Kaliyaganj - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222531 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kasba Kaliaganj from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)40 km by road - Thakurganj (nearest town)7 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 Kasba Kaliaganj? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kasba Kaliaganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pothia - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kasba Kaliaganj known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Kasba Kaliaganj Of every 100 households in Kasba Kaliaganj in 2011, 17 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kasba Kaliaganj · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **20% Toilet within the home ****14%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **95% Use banking services ****27%** **20% Television ****17%** **8% Mobile phone ****24%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****38%** **35% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kasba Kaliaganj? ■ Kasba Kaliaganj · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997** **958 Working population ****34.9%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 54.4% for women. 51% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 213 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 945 (50%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 246 (13%) · **■** Marginal 484 (26%) 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 Pothia - Udgara6,006 people - Chhatar Gachh5,993 people - Naukatta5,662 people - Paharkatta5,428 people - Gorukhal4,875 people - Damal Bari4,627 people - Parla Bari4,374 people - Bhota Thana4,056 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kasba Kaliaganj?855117 - How far is Kasba Kaliaganj from Kishanganj?40 km by road - What is the population of Kasba Kaliaganj?5,419 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kasba Kaliaganj in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kasba Kaliaganj?63.3% (Census 2011)