# Laurhia Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Laurhia

Laurhia is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **838 people in 161 households**, the 63rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 838people (2011)
- 161households
- 50.7%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Laurhia PIN code and other codes

Laurhia falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGagata
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code243047

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

## How far is Laurhia from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)13 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 Laurhia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Laurhia; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○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 station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Laurhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Laurhia

Of every 100 households in Laurhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Laurhia · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****99%**

**56%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**34%

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 Laurhia?

■ Laurhia · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**940

Working population ****52.0%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 37.3% for women. 50% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (18%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 340 (78%)

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 Kharagpur

- Sasan959 people
- Danrihar958 people
- Majhgain938 people
- Baukhra890 people
- Sagrampur820 people
- Lachhmipur701 people
- Ghorakhar682 people
- Pakari677 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Laurhia from Munger?50 km by road
- What is the population of Laurhia?838 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laurhia in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Laurhia?50.7% (Census 2011)