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About Roshanpur Village

Roshanpur is a large village in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,672, made up of 2,010 males and 1,662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Roshanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roshanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Pincode 813206
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 3,672
Male Population 2,010
Female Population 1,662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Roshanpur compares

By the 2011 count Roshanpur is the 21st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Roshanpur

Roshanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Roshanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Roshanpur from other places

Roshanpur lies about 40 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Roshanpur
Nearest railway station Lakshmipur Bhorang 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirpainti 10 km
Nearest town Colgong 14 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 40 km

Villages closest to Roshanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirpainti tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Roshanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Roshanpur village had a population of 3,672. That makes it the 21st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Roshanpur village has 2,010 males and 1,662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roshanpur has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Roshanpur is 813206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Roshanpur covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Roshanpur falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Roshanpur is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Roshanpur.

Roshanpur is about 40 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Roshanpur is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 4.3 km away. Pirpainti is about 10 km away. Colgong is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalchak (under 2 km), Daulatpur (1.6 km) and Meharpur (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Roshanpur today is likely to be higher.

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