# Kurwa Lachhmipur Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/kurwa-lachhmipur/ Village · Forbesganj, Araria # Kurwa Lachhmipur Kurwa Lachhmipur is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,035 people in 1,025 households**, the 33rd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%. - 5,035people (2011) - 1,025households - 46.7%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Kurwa Lachhmipur PIN code and other codes Kurwa Lachhmipur falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMusahari - Community development blockForbesganj - Census village code221551 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurwa Lachhmipur from nearby towns? - Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Araria (district HQ)20 km by road - Farbisganj (nearest town)15 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 Kurwa Lachhmipur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kurwa Lachhmipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Kurwa Lachhmipur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 548 hectares of village land is sown, and 431 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 Kurwa Lachhmipur Of every 100 households in Kurwa Lachhmipur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kurwa Lachhmipur · ■ Forbesganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **12% Toilet within the home ****2%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **91% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****10%** **20% Television ****3%** **8% Mobile phone ****17%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****57%** **35% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Kurwa Lachhmipur? ■ Kurwa Lachhmipur · ■ Forbesganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%** **52.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **955 Working population ****41.3%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.7% for men and 37.8% for women. 48% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 275 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,500 (72%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (3%) · **■** Marginal 240 (12%) 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 Forbesganj - Tharia Bakia5,674 people - Amauna5,502 people - Musahari5,399 people - Ramai5,335 people - Shahbazpur4,880 people - Baghmara4,193 people - Ganj Bhag4,126 people - Belai4,011 people [All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kurwa Lachhmipur from Araria?20 km by road - What is the population of Kurwa Lachhmipur?5,035 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurwa Lachhmipur in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kurwa Lachhmipur?46.7% (Census 2011)