# Laufa Village, Lakhnaur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhnaur, Madhubani 

# Laufa

Laufa is a village in Lakhnaur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847403**. The 2011 Census counted **5,886 people in 1,375 households**, the 8th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 5,886people (2011)
- 1,375households
- 59.5%literacy
- 847403PIN code

## Laufa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Laufa is 847403.** Laufa falls in Lakhnaur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847403
- Gram panchayatLaufa
- Community development blockLakhnaur
- Census village code220832

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

## How far is Laufa from nearby towns?

- Lakhnaur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)45 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)10 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 Laufa?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Laufa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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 school10+ km · Lakanur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Laufa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Laufa

Of every 100 households in Laufa in 2011, 10 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Laufa · ■ Lakhnaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**91%

Use banking services ****39%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**30%

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 Laufa?

■ Laufa · ■ Lakhnaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**948

Working population ****42.7%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 49.5% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 901 (36%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 169 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,209 (48%)

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 Lakhnaur

- Belauncha10,636 people
- Kachhwi8,930 people
- Kaithinia8,755 people
- Kachhua6,984 people
- Umri5,323 people
- Maibi4,697 people
- Gongapur4,656 people
- Berma4,637 people

[All 44 villages in Lakhnaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/lakhnaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Laufa?847403
- How far is Laufa from Madhubani?45 km by road
- What is the population of Laufa?5,886 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laufa in?Madhubani district (Lakhnaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Laufa?59.5% (Census 2011)