# Lakardewa Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Lakardewa

Lakardewa is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **83 people in 13 households**, the 79th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 83people (2011)
- 13households
- 80.5%literacy
- 1,075females per 1,000 males

## Lakardewa PIN code and other codes

Lakardewa falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKachauri
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256334

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

## How far is Lakardewa from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)15 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 Lakardewa?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Lakardewa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kusa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Lakardewa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 12% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Lakardewa

Of every 100 households in Lakardewa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lakardewa · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****8%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****100%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Lakardewa?

■ Lakardewa · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**997

Working population ****22.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 71.8% for women. 48% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Farm labourers 19 (100%)

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 Sherghati

- Mohiuddinpur167 people
- Dewdhar Khap160 people
- Pandit Bigha95 people
- Suggi95 people
- Kajarsot21 people
- Hasanpur7 people
- Janubi Chak6 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lakardewa from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Lakardewa?83 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakardewa in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lakardewa?80.5% (Census 2011)