# Lachhmipur Village, Dighalbank, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/lachhmipur/ Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj # Lachhmipur Lachhmipur is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,416 people in 2,160 households**, the 1st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 11,416people (2011) - 2,160households - 46.6%literacy - 981females per 1,000 males ## Lachhmipur PIN code and other codes Lachhmipur falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatLaxmipur - Community development blockDighalbank - Census village code222329 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lachhmipur from nearby towns? - Dighalbank (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)54 km by road - Bahadurganj (nearest town)24 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 Lachhmipur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Lachhmipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dighalbank - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Lachhmipur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 1,004 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Lachhmipur Of every 100 households in Lachhmipur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Lachhmipur · ■ Dighalbank rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **9% Toilet within the home ****6%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **95% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****17%** **16% Television ****1%** **5% Mobile phone ****35%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****21%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **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 Lachhmipur? ■ Lachhmipur · ■ Dighalbank rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%** **49.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **979 Working population ****33.9%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.1% for men and 39.8% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 468 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,582 (41%) · **■** Household industry 106 (3%) · **■** Other work 132 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,585 (41%) 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 Dighalbank - Tulshia10,501 people - Padampur8,522 people - Padampur8,472 people - Dahibhat8,344 people [All 81 villages in Dighalbank](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Lachhmipur from Kishanganj?54 km by road - What is the population of Lachhmipur?11,416 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lachhmipur in?Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Lachhmipur?46.6% (Census 2011)