# Lachaur Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Lachaur

Lachaur is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,311 people in 249 households**, the 46th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 1,311people (2011)
- 249households
- 44.7%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Lachaur PIN code and other codes

Lachaur falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSharif Nagar
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224739

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

## How far is Lachaur from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)80 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)5 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 Lachaur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Lachaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Raiganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Lachaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Lachaur

Of every 100 households in Lachaur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lachaur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**15%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**35%

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 Lachaur?

■ Lachaur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.7%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1144**

**953

Working population ****35.5%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 29.7% for women. 49% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 120 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (59%) · **■** Other work 42 (9%) · **■** Marginal 28 (6%)

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 Balrampur

- Bijpura1,375 people
- Sihpur1,375 people
- Raipur1,367 people
- Kadlabari1,335 people
- Daribhita1,263 people
- Daitaul1,262 people
- Parwa1,151 people
- Baidol1,128 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lachaur from Katihar?80 km by road
- What is the population of Lachaur?1,311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachaur in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lachaur?44.7% (Census 2011)