# Lawani Village, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jhanjharpur, Madhubani 

# Lawani

Lawani is a village in Jhanjharpur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,270 people in 1,341 households**, the 7th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 6,270people (2011)
- 1,341households
- 62.5%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Lawani PIN code and other codes

Lawani falls in Jhanjharpur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLawani
- Community development blockJhanjharpur
- Census village code220740

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

## How far is Lawani from nearby towns?

- Jhanjharpur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)44 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)14 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 Lawani?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Lawani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raiam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghardiha
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Lawani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 423 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Lawani

Of every 100 households in Lawani in 2011, 34 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lawani · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**12%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****39%**

**43%

Television ****16%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Lawani?

■ Lawani · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**956

Working population ****39.1%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 52.1% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 437 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,492 (61%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 185 (8%) · **■** Marginal 326 (13%)

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 Jhanjharpur

- Naruar9,691 people
- Kothia Bharaul8,938 people
- Lohna7,060 people
- Chanauraganj6,295 people
- Sukhet5,792 people
- kharrak5,694 people
- Sarbsima5,285 people
- Simra5,163 people

[All 67 villages in Jhanjharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lawani from Madhubani?44 km by road
- What is the population of Lawani?6,270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lawani in?Madhubani district (Jhanjharpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lawani?62.5% (Census 2011)