# Lahthan Village, Piro, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/lahthan/ Village · Piro, Bhojpur # Lahthan Lahthan is a village in Piro sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,516 people in 879 households**, the 7th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 6,516people (2011) - 879households - 73.8%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Lahthan PIN code and other codes Lahthan falls in Piro sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatLahthan - Community development blockPiro - Census village code247340 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lahthan from nearby towns? - Piro (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)53 km by road - Piro (nearest town)13 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 Lahthan? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Lahthan; 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 - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand 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 Lahthan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 898 hectares of village land is sown, and 651 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 Lahthan Of every 100 households in Lahthan in 2011, 6 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Lahthan · ■ Piro rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **4% Toilet within the home ****20%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****58%** **62% Television ****14%** **13% Mobile phone ****75%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **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 Lahthan? ■ Lahthan · ■ Piro rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **926 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903** **919 Working population ****27.2%** **29.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 60.7% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 710 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 764 (43%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 110 (6%) · **■** Marginal 181 (10%) 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 Piro - Nonar7,835 people - Agiaon7,545 people - Barao7,230 people - Naek Tola Jangal Mahal6,860 people - Narayanpur6,232 people - Tar6,123 people - Chhaurahi Jangal Mahal5,949 people - Jamuaon5,006 people [All 109 villages in Piro](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Lahthan from Arrah?53 km by road - What is the population of Lahthan?6,516 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lahthan in?Bhojpur district (Piro sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Lahthan?73.8% (Census 2011)