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

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Lohchi

Lohchi is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,371 people in 460 households**, the 25th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 2,371people (2011)
- 460households
- 66.2%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Lohchi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatNaki
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code242947

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?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)25 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)16 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Lohchi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Lohchi

Of every 100 households in Lohchi in 2011, 50 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lohchi · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**95%

Use banking services ****72%**

**56%

Television ****34%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Lohchi?

■ Lohchi · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**940

Working population ****25.9%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 53.3% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (30%) · **■** Household industry 91 (15%) · **■** Other work 225 (37%) · **■** Marginal 38 (6%)

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

- Naki2,735 people
- Bagesri2,731 people
- Dhapri2,724 people
- Teliadih2,673 people
- Ratmi2,351 people
- Gaura2,311 people
- Tola Banhara2,305 people
- Paharpur2,214 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Lohchi from Munger?25 km by road
- What is the population of Lohchi?2,371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohchi in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lohchi?66.2% (Census 2011)