# Loha Village, Kaluahi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kaluahi, Madhubani 

# Loha

Loha is a village in Kaluahi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,466 people in 682 households**, the 10th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 3,466people (2011)
- 682households
- 53.5%literacy
- 723females per 1,000 males

## Loha PIN code and other codes

Loha falls in Kaluahi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLoha
- Community development blockKaluahi
- Census village code220237

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

## How far is Loha from nearby towns?

- Kaluahi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)11 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town)11 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 Loha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Loha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 47% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Loha

Of every 100 households in Loha in 2011, 18 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Loha · ■ Kaluahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**93%

Use banking services ****39%**

**34%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Loha?

■ Loha · ■ Kaluahi rural average

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

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****723**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****639**

**930

Working population ****28.6%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 48.0% for women. 42% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 213 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 318 (32%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (12%) · **■** Marginal 326 (33%)

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 Kaluahi

- Kormauli7,980 people
- Subhankarpur6,772 people
- Palimohan6,208 people
- Madhaipur3,715 people
- Dokahar2,937 people
- Keota2,919 people
- Koluahi2,527 people
- Dealpalo1,893 people

[All 20 villages in Kaluahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/kaluahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Loha from Madhubani?11 km by road
- What is the population of Loha?3,466 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loha in?Madhubani district (Kaluahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Loha?53.5% (Census 2011)