# Lohagarha Village, Dighalbank, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj 

# Lohagarha

Lohagarha is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855101**. The 2011 Census counted **3,603 people in 689 households**, the 24th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 3,603people (2011)
- 689households
- 53.5%literacy
- 855101PIN code

## Lohagarha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lohagarha is 855101.** Lohagarha falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855101
- Gram panchayatLohagara
- Community development blockDighalbank
- Census village code222295

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

## How far is Lohagarha from nearby towns?

- Dighalbank (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)56 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)22 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 Lohagarha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dighalbank
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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)5 h summer · 5 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 Lohagarha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 312 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Lohagarha

Of every 100 households in Lohagarha in 2011, 9 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lohagarha · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Lohagarha?

■ Lohagarha · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**979

Working population ****27.6%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.0% for men and 47.9% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 236 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (38%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 359 (36%)

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

- Mahamari4,412 people
- Kumhia3,922 people
- Kachunala3,921 people
- Singhimari Milik3,834 people
- Algachhia3,275 people
- Tarabari2,918 people
- Mustalaganj2,450 people
- Boaldaha2,386 people

[All 81 villages in Dighalbank](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lohagarha?855101
- How far is Lohagarha from Kishanganj?56 km by road
- What is the population of Lohagarha?3,603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohagarha in?Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lohagarha?53.5% (Census 2011)