# Roska koskagarh Village, Krityanand Nagar, Purnia (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/roska-koskagarh/ Village · Krityanand Nagar, Purnia # Roska koskagarh Roska koskagarh is a village in Krityanand Nagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,731 people in 326 households**, the 37th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 1,731people (2011) - 326households - 28.8%literacy - 987females per 1,000 males ## Roska koskagarh PIN code and other codes Roska koskagarh falls in Krityanand Nagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBithnauli West - Community development blockKrityanand Nagar - Census village code223392 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Roska koskagarh from nearby towns? - Krityanand Nagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)16 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)16 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 Roska koskagarh? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Roska koskagarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banmakhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Banmankhi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Purnia - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Roska koskagarh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Roska koskagarh Of every 100 households in Roska koskagarh in 2011, 7 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Roska koskagarh · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **16% Toilet within the home ****8%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****45%** **28% Television ****3%** **10% Mobile phone ****18%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **33% 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 Roska koskagarh? ■ Roska koskagarh · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****28.8%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015** **955 Working population ****38.6%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 32.0% for men and 25.4% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 432 (65%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (5%) · **■** Marginal 162 (24%) 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 Krityanand Nagar - Debinagar2,247 people - Bakhri Kol2,124 people - Pothia1,792 people - Moglaha1,742 people - Sahara1,729 people - Alinagar1,578 people - Mirzapur909 people - Ramnaloha Singh825 people [All 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Roska koskagarh from Purnia?16 km by road - What is the population of Roska koskagarh?1,731 (Census 2011) - Which district is Roska koskagarh in?Purnia district (Krityanand Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Roska koskagarh?28.8% (Census 2011)