# Laun Village, Sirdala, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sirdala, Nawada 

# Laun

Laun is a village in Sirdala sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,268 people in 649 households**, the 10th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 4,268people (2011)
- 649households
- 72.6%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Laun PIN code and other codes

Laun falls in Sirdala sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockSirdala
- Census village code258272

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

## How far is Laun from nearby towns?

- Sirdala (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)31 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)15 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 Laun?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Laun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajauli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Laun known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Laun

Of every 100 households in Laun in 2011, 5 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Laun · ■ Sirdala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**97%

Use banking services ****59%**

**36%

Television ****18%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Laun?

■ Laun · ■ Sirdala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**972

Working population ****33.7%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 59.9% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 325 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (25%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 322 (22%) · **■** Marginal 393 (27%)

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 Sirdala

- Upardih6,101 people
- Ghaghat5,789 people
- Kusahan5,242 people
- Khatangi4,444 people
- Rabio3,807 people
- Bargawan3,325 people
- Chaube3,030 people
- Abdul2,800 people

[All 87 villages in Sirdala](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/sirdala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Laun from Nawada?31 km by road
- What is the population of Laun?4,268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laun in?Nawada district (Sirdala sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Laun?72.6% (Census 2011)