# Musahri Village, Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran 

# Musahri

Musahri is a village in Lauriya sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,626 people in 276 households**, the 56th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,626people (2011)
- 276households
- 66.6%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Musahri PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDhobani Dharmpur
- Community development blockLauriya
- Census village code216807

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

## How far is Musahri from nearby towns?

- Lauriya (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)29 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)17 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 Musahri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Musahri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Satwaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Musahri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Musahri

Of every 100 households in Musahri in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Musahri · ■ Lauriya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****40%**

**38%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Musahri?

■ Musahri · ■ Lauriya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**966

Working population ****25.8%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 46.8% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (67%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (11%) · **■** Marginal 54 (13%)

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

- Jawahirpur1,674 people
- Jiria1,673 people
- Langra Barwa1,670 people
- Sita Pur1,661 people
- Chhardawali1,618 people
- Lakhanpur1,608 people
- Paroraha1,589 people
- Sisai1,575 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Musahri from Bettiah?29 km by road
- What is the population of Musahri?1,626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Musahri in?Pashchim Champaran district (Lauriya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Musahri?66.6% (Census 2011)