Rosera

Rosera

Rusera Ghat
Rosera Rusera Ghat
Town
	Nickname(s): Rusera, Rusera Ghat
	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	848210
Telephone code	06275

Rosera is a city (subdivision) on the bank of River Budhi Gandak. It is a

state of Bihar.^[2]

Rosera block consists of 48 villages. Rosera is well connected by the rest of the country through railway or road network. Rosera is connected to Begusarai district via SH-55 and Darbhanga district via SH-88 and it's approx 120km from Capital Patna.

Demographics

As per

2011 India census,^[3] Rosera has a population of 31,155. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Rosera had an average literacy rate of 69%: male literacy was 70%, and female literacy 68.5%. 16% of the population were under 6 years of age.^[4]^[5]

Government

Prayag Mandal, Independent, defeated Ramashay Rai of

Bhartiya Janata Party candidate Birendra Kumar won.^{[citation needed}

]

Economy

Rosera is a trading centre due to its location, situated on the trade route of the river Budhi Gandak. Rosera is an active business hub for lychee, jewellery, carpets, clothing, medicine and agriculture.

Agriculture

Rosera with multiple rivers flowing through, is rich in agriculture because of its fertile plain. The main crops are tobacco, maize, rice and wheat. Leechi and Mango fruits are grown in abundance. Sugarcanes are also produced in Rosera and sent to the Hasanpur chini mill for processing.

Businesses

Rosera was famous for wooden kamandalu used by Hindu sages for keeping water, though the art vanished with the death of the carpenter Jangal Mistree and Gulten Mistree.

Rosera has been a hub for spices in the past due to its location near the tributary of River Gandak. In modern times, along with flour mills, Rosera has numerous clothing shops. Many branded showrooms are also being set up, making it more urbanized. The main market of Rosera is the Mahavir Chowk on the Station Road.

Villages

Naya Nagar

Notable people

Anukul Roy (Indian Cricketer)

Transport

Rosera is well connected with other part of state through State Highway 55 and State Highway 88. It also has a broad gauge railway station, Rusera Ghat railway station,

Muzzafarpur and Delhi also.^{[citation needed}

]