# Lorika Village, Benipatti, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Benipatti, Madhubani 

# Lorika

Lorika is a village in Benipatti sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847223**. The 2011 Census counted **2,620 people in 489 households**, the 52nd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 2,620people (2011)
- 489households
- 62.6%literacy
- 847223PIN code

## Lorika PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lorika is 847223.** Lorika falls in Benipatti sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847223
- Gram panchayatLorika
- Community development blockBenipatti
- Census village code220267

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

## How far is Lorika from nearby towns?

- Benipatti (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)30 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town)30 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 Lorika?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Lorika; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bennipatti
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Uchaith
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bisphy
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Lorika known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Lorika

Of every 100 households in Lorika in 2011, 17 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lorika · ■ Benipatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****46%**

**41%

Television ****14%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Lorika?

■ Lorika · ■ Benipatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**932

Working population ****48.6%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 53.7% for women. 60% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 276 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (20%) · **■** Household industry 264 (21%) · **■** Other work 281 (22%) · **■** Marginal 193 (15%)

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 Benipatti

- Sonhauli2,784 people
- Dhanauja2,653 people
- Uchaith2,631 people
- Damaodarpur2,626 people
- Adhwari2,597 people
- Pauna2,486 people
- Shahpur2,446 people
- Chandpur Patti2,437 people

[All 103 villages in Benipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/benipatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lorika?847223
- How far is Lorika from Madhubani?30 km by road
- What is the population of Lorika?2,620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lorika in?Madhubani district (Benipatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lorika?62.6% (Census 2011)