Village · Kharik, Bhagalpur # Lodipur Lodipur is a village in Kharik sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,668 people in 284 households, the 16th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 1,668 people (2011) - 284 households - 68.4% literacy - 849 females per 1,000 males ## Lodipur PIN code and other codes Lodipur falls in Kharik sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Khairpur - Community development block Kharik - Census village code 238932 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lodipur from nearby towns? - Kharik (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 25 km by road - Naugachhia (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lodipur? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Lodipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nawgachhiyav - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nawgachhiya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lodipur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 100% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Lodipur Of every 100 households in Lodipur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Lodipur · ■ Kharik rural average - Electricity for lighting 19% 9% - Toilet within the home 36% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 64% 70% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 25% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 94% - Use banking services 48% 41% - Television 20% 11% - Mobile phone 68% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 5% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 21% 30% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lodipur? ■ Lodipur · ■ Kharik rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.4% 58.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 849 875 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 915 923 - Working population 38.5% 32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 59.7% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 15 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (4%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 86 (13%) · ■ Marginal 512 (80%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kharik - Dadpur 2,955 people - Lachhmipur Maheshpur 2,400 people - Seokund 2,352 people - Baluachak 1,744 people - Bagri 1,263 people - Faridpur 1,014 people - Bhatutar 678 people - Mahadeopur 188 people All 35 villages in Kharik ## Quick answers - How far is Lodipur from Bhagalpur? 25 km by road - What is the population of Lodipur? 1,668 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lodipur in? Bhagalpur district (Kharik sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Lodipur? 68.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/kharik/lodipur-238932/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.