# Bakulahia Village, Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran 

# Bakulahia

Bakulahia is a village in Lauriya sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **413 people in 85 households**, the 87th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 413people (2011)
- 85households
- 43.8%literacy
- 827females per 1,000 males

## Bakulahia PIN code and other codes

Bakulahia falls in Lauriya sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhobani
- Community development blockLauriya
- Census village code216762

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

## How far is Bakulahia from nearby towns?

- Lauriya (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)33 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)14 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 Bakulahia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bakulahia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lauria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Bakulahia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Bakulahia

Of every 100 households in Bakulahia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakulahia · ■ Lauriya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

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

**18%

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

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**55%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****5%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****61%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bakulahia?

■ Bakulahia · ■ Lauriya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.8%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**966

Working population ****24.5%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.0% for men and 33.1% for women. 44% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 101 (100%)

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 Lauriya

- Chainpatia639 people
- Loharpatia566 people
- Manguraha558 people
- Bhataura485 people
- Inarbarwaletiha407 people
- Dumdumwa364 people
- Nandtola343 people
- Pachbhirwa216 people

[All 96 villages in Lauriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bakulahia from Bettiah?33 km by road
- What is the population of Bakulahia?413 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakulahia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Lauriya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bakulahia?43.8% (Census 2011)