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

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Loharia

Loharia is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **38 people in 10 households**, the 65th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 38people (2011)
- 10households
- 42.9%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Loharia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKharahara
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241184

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

## How far is Loharia from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)12 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)12 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 Loharia?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Loharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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 office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Loharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include terracota pot. About 85% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Loharia

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

■ Loharia · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**37%

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

**5%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****8%**

**41%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****92%**

**36%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Loharia?

■ Loharia · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**935

Working population ****34.2%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 33.3% for women. 30% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 10 (77%) · **■** Marginal 3 (23%)

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

- Bhojpur191 people
- Parsa178 people
- Basauni175 people
- Kakaria117 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Loharia from Banka?12 km by road
- What is the population of Loharia?38 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loharia in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Loharia?42.9% (Census 2011)