# Lagma Village, Asarganj, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asarganj, Munger 

# Lagma

Lagma is a village in Asarganj sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,181 people in 254 households**, the 22nd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 1,181people (2011)
- 254households
- 71.9%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Lagma PIN code and other codes

Lagma falls in Asarganj sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChorghaw
- Community development blockAsarganj
- Census village code243060

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

## How far is Lagma from nearby towns?

- Asarganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)40 km by road
- Munger (nearest town)40 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 Lagma?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lagma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kharagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 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 Lagma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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 Lagma

Of every 100 households in Lagma in 2011, 59 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lagma · ■ Asarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**49%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

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 Lagma?

■ Lagma · ■ Asarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**871

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**920

Working population ****38.4%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 61.6% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (19%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (15%) · **■** Marginal 280 (62%)

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 Asarganj

- Berain1,370 people
- Kharbhatua1,370 people
- Jorari Milk1,270 people
- Mangarba1,242 people
- Dhuria1,170 people
- Bangaon1,166 people
- Sagrampur1,154 people
- Kamrain1,067 people

[All 68 villages in Asarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/asarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lagma from Munger?40 km by road
- What is the population of Lagma?1,181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lagma in?Munger district (Asarganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lagma?71.9% (Census 2011)