# Lakra Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Lakra

Lakra is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **733 people in 134 households**, the 46th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 733people (2011)
- 134households
- 73.7%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Lakra PIN code and other codes

Lakra falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMirzapur
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241169

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

## How far is Lakra from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)20 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)20 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 Lakra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Lakra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Phulhara
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phullidumar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Lakra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include hand tools and terracota pot. About 90% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Lakra

Of every 100 households in Lakra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lakra · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**87%

Use banking services ****57%**

**41%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Lakra?

■ Lakra · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**935

Working population ****28.1%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 63.2% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (13%) · **■** Marginal 176 (85%)

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 Barahat

- Hijrar826 people
- Tappadih807 people
- Bhansiabhita771 people
- Barhaunia768 people
- Paso688 people
- Chake670 people
- Nemua638 people
- Turdih561 people

[All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lakra from Banka?20 km by road
- What is the population of Lakra?733 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakra in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lakra?73.7% (Census 2011)