# Ramshir Village, Chanan*, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chanan*, Lakhisarai 

# Ramshir

Ramshir is a village in Chanan* sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,944 people in 483 households**, the 12th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 2,944people (2011)
- 483households
- 61.3%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Ramshir PIN code and other codes

Ramshir falls in Chanan* sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLakhochak
- Community development blockChanan*
- Census village code243660

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

## How far is Ramshir from nearby towns?

- Chanan* (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)13 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)13 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 Ramshir?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ramshir; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakhisarai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Ramshir known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 302 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 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 Ramshir

Of every 100 households in Ramshir in 2011, 2 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ramshir · ■ Chanan* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**85%

Tap water ****5%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**38%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****45%**

**37%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**44%

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 Ramshir?

■ Ramshir · ■ Chanan* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**954

Working population ****44.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 48.1% for women. 53% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 434 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (18%) · **■** Household industry 38 (3%) · **■** Other work 118 (9%) · **■** Marginal 496 (38%)

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 Chanan*

- Singh Chak3,331 people
- Dhanwo3,264 people
- Gurdih3,124 people
- Raota3,056 people
- Bhalui2,773 people
- Malia2,480 people
- Mohan Kundi2,326 people
- Manpur2,292 people

[All 68 villages in Chanan*](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ramshir from Lakhisarai?13 km by road
- What is the population of Ramshir?2,944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ramshir in?Lakhisarai district (Chanan* sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ramshir?61.3% (Census 2011)