# Lagwan Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Lagwan

Lagwan is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855102**. The 2011 Census counted **4,013 people in 866 households**, the 15th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 4,013people (2011)
- 866households
- 36.9%literacy
- 855102PIN code

## Lagwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lagwan is 855102.** Lagwan falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855102
- Gram panchayatLagua
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224951

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

## How far is Lagwan from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)45 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 Lagwan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Lagwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Lagwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Lagwan

Of every 100 households in Lagwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lagwan · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**40%

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 Lagwan?

■ Lagwan · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.9%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**960

Working population ****30.4%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.8% for men and 32.5% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 304 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 772 (63%)

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 Barsoi

- Chandpara4,633 people
- Bansgaon4,548 people
- Molnapara4,494 people
- Dhachna4,107 people
- Belwa3,852 people
- Shiwanpur3,754 people
- Mathurapur3,578 people
- Kaliannagar3,489 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lagwan?855102
- How far is Lagwan from Katihar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Lagwan?4,013 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lagwan in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lagwan?36.9% (Census 2011)