# Laugain Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Laugain

Laugain is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,974 people in 472 households**, the 22nd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 2,974people (2011)
- 472households
- 61.6%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Laugain PIN code and other codes

Laugain falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLachhmipur Chiraia
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240569

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

## How far is Laugain from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)31 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)11 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 Laugain?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Laugain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dumrama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Laugain known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 312 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Laugain

Of every 100 households in Laugain in 2011, 8 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Laugain · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****50%**

**39%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**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 Laugain?

■ Laugain · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**945

Working population ****29.0%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 56.5% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 344 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (16%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (9%) · **■** Marginal 294 (34%)

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 Amarpur

- Bishunpur3,137 people
- Kamdeopur3,045 people
- Baijudih3,009 people
- Majhgain3,003 people
- Kol Khurd2,953 people
- Rajpur2,833 people
- Jankipur2,816 people
- Bhikhanpur2,754 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Laugain from Banka?31 km by road
- What is the population of Laugain?2,974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laugain in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Laugain?61.6% (Census 2011)