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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Roshanganj is a village in Kadwa mandal, Katihar district, Bihar with a population of 1,330 across 280 households and a literacy rate of 31.1%. The village is located at 25.921°N, 87.999°E with postal code 855105.
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- LGD code
- 224643
- Pincode
- 855105
- Post office
- Durgaganj
- Population
- 1,330
- Households
- 280
- Literacy rate
- 31.1%
- Sex ratio
- 819 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 480
- Distance to district centre
- 102 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 62 km
- Distance to Patna
- 289 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 374 km
- Nearest railway station
- Surja Kama · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Chakulia Rural Hospital · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Roshanganj compares
By population, Roshanganj ranks #88 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
31.1%
−9.2% vs mandal average
- Roshanganj
- 31.1%
- Kadwa mandal
- 40.3%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
819
−103 vs mandal average
- Roshanganj
- 819
- Kadwa mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
- Roshanganj
- 4.8
- Kadwa mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Roshanganj at a glance
Roshanganj is a village of 1,330 people in 280 households (Census 2011) in Kadwa block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 88th-largest of 264 villages in Kadwa block. Literacy is 31%, 9 points below the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 819 women per 1,000 men. It lies 102 km from the Katihar district centre, 4 km from Sirnia, the nearest town, 15 km from Surja Kama railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855105, served by Durgaganj post office; the LGD village code is 224643. The nearest hospital or health centre is Chakulia Rural Hospital, 13 km away. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 361 in 2026, down 73% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhaunagar →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshanganj · this village | 1,330 | 31% | — |
| Roshanganj · Banke Bazar | 2,711 | 51% | 0 km N |
| Roshanganj · Kadwa | 1,075 | 38% | 0 km N |
| Roshanganj · Karandighi | 280 | 32% | 0 km N |
| Majhauk · Karandighi | 215 | 17% | 0.6 km S |
| Bhabaniganj · Goalpokher - II | 1,336 | 36% | 0.8 km N |
| Paniha · Karandighi | 1,153 | 41% | 1.4 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Roshanganj
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SHEKHPURA, BHOU NAGAR
- Total area (ha)
- 29.86
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 20.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Roshanganj
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Roshanganj
- LGD code
- 224643
- Pincode
- 855105
- Post office
- Durgaganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,330
- Population (projected 2026)
- 361
- Households
- 280
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 819
- Literacy rate
- 31.1%
- Coordinates
- 25.92146°N, 87.99867°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Kadwa
Getting there
How to reach Roshanganj
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna289 kmcapital
- Kolkata374 km
- Delhi1107 km
- Hyderabad1365 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSurja Kama15 km
- Bus stopBotolbari23 km
- Hospital / PHCChakulia Rural Hospital13 km
- ATM / bankহেমতাবাদ33 km
- Petrol pumpReliance12 km
- Collegecollege ground21 km
- Police stationRailway Police Force RPF20 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)