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About Roshanganj Village

Roshanganj is a small village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 133 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Roshanganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roshanganj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 48.96 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 133
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Roshanganj compares

By the 2011 count Roshanganj is the 189th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 48.96 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Roshanganj

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

How far is Roshanganj from other places

Roshanganj lies about 28 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sanjay Gram, about 6.5 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 Roshanganj
Nearest railway station Sanjay Gram 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 17 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 28 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 30 km

Villages closest to Roshanganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karandighi 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 Roshanganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Roshanganj village had a population of 280. That makes it the 189th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Roshanganj village has 133 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roshanganj has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Roshanganj is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Roshanganj covers 48.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Roshanganj falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Roshanganj is Sanjay Gram, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Roshanganj.

Roshanganj is about 28 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Roshanganj is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sanjay Gram is about 6.5 km away. Karandighi is about 17 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur (1.8 km), Balia (3.6 km) and Baliamora (3.6 km).

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

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