# Lokhra Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Lokhra

Lokhra is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **993 people in 211 households**, the 72nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 993people (2011)
- 211households
- 65.9%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Lokhra PIN code and other codes

Lokhra falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPakri
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222093

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Lokhra from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)22 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)22 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 Lokhra?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Lokhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Lokhra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 248 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Lokhra

Of every 100 households in Lokhra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lokhra · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**18%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Lokhra?

■ Lokhra · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753**

**972

Working population ****37.6%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 55.0% for women. 50% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 73 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (64%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 55 (15%)

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 Palasi

- kalahi1,031 people
- Dakaita1,017 people
- Ramnagar1,014 people
- Miapur Gachh1,003 people
- Jahanpur992 people
- Majhua992 people
- Jurail913 people
- Belbari904 people

[All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lokhra from Araria?22 km by road
- What is the population of Lokhra?993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lokhra in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lokhra?65.9% (Census 2011)