# Lachhamipur Bela Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar)

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Lachhamipur Bela

Lachhamipur Bela is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **203 people in 42 households**, the 124th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 203people (2011)
- 42households
- 32.2%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Lachhamipur Bela PIN code and other codes

Lachhamipur Bela falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArar
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240343

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

## How far is Lachhamipur Bela from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Colgong (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 Lachhamipur Bela?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lachhamipur Bela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Lachhamipur Bela known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Lachhamipur Bela

Of every 100 households in Lachhamipur Bela in 2011, 71 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lachhamipur Bela · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****12%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****33%**

**44%

Television ****24%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Lachhamipur Bela?

■ Lachhamipur Bela · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.2%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**944

Working population ****61.6%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.0% for men and 20.2% for women. 57% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (94%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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 Sonhaula

- Siri Chak256 people
- Bhawanipur Bochaha242 people
- Minjumala216 people
- Didanagar203 people
- Jalha Milik195 people
- Bathani190 people
- Jafra185 people
- Shankarpur Arazi185 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lachhamipur Bela from Bhagalpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Lachhamipur Bela?203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachhamipur Bela in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lachhamipur Bela?32.2% (Census 2011)