# Lohchi Village, Dharhara, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dharhara, Munger 

# Lohchi

Lohchi is a village in Dharhara sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,080 people in 218 households**, the 32nd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,080people (2011)
- 218households
- 73.8%literacy
- 849females per 1,000 males

## Lohchi PIN code and other codes

Lohchi falls in Dharhara sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatItwa
- Community development blockDharhara
- Census village code242765

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

## How far is Lohchi from nearby towns?

- Dharhara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)18 km by road
- Jamalpur (nearest town)8 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 Lohchi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Lohchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Itwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Munger
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Lohchi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 26% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lohchi

Of every 100 households in Lohchi in 2011, 22 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lohchi · ■ Dharhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**37%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****73%**

**59%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Lohchi?

■ Lohchi · ■ Dharhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**869

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**914

Working population ****27.8%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 64.3% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (44%) · **■** Household industry 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 54 (18%) · **■** Marginal 50 (17%)

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 Dharhara

- Kumarpur1,318 people
- Ramchandarpur1,214 people
- Jatkuta1,198 people
- Dariapur1,168 people
- Birojpur1,041 people
- Marpa Kalan1,030 people
- Tola Saradhi1,023 people
- Tola Sakhol962 people

[All 186 villages in Dharhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/dharhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lohchi from Munger?18 km by road
- What is the population of Lohchi?1,080 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohchi in?Munger district (Dharhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lohchi?73.8% (Census 2011)