# Laru Village, Mohanpur, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mohanpur, Gaya 

# Laru

Laru is a village in Mohanpur sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,051 people in 672 households**, the 5th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 4,051people (2011)
- 672households
- 48.2%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Laru PIN code and other codes

Laru falls in Mohanpur sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLahu
- Community development blockMohanpur
- Census village code257117

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

## How far is Laru from nearby towns?

- Mohanpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bodhgaya (nearest town)10 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 Laru?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Laru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 18% of the 531 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Laru

Of every 100 households in Laru in 2011, 14 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Laru · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****22%**

**40%

Television ****4%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Laru?

■ Laru · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**974

Working population ****39.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 38.8% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 776 (48%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 181 (11%) · **■** Marginal 441 (27%)

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 Mohanpur

- Diwan6,272 people
- Lakhaipur6,077 people
- Guriawan5,951 people
- Kewala4,642 people
- Nidani3,957 people
- Siriyawan3,273 people
- Senduar3,271 people
- Dharhara3,138 people

[All 231 villages in Mohanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/mohanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Laru from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Laru?4,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laru in?Gaya district (Mohanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Laru?48.2% (Census 2011)