# Loknathpur Village, Areraj, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Areraj, Purba Champaran 

# Loknathpur

Loknathpur is a village in Areraj sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,519 people in 299 households**, the 29th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,519people (2011)
- 299households
- 56.6%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Loknathpur PIN code and other codes

Loknathpur falls in Areraj sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSarean
- Community development blockAreraj
- Census village code218148

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

## How far is Loknathpur from nearby towns?

- Areraj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)32 km by road
- Areraj (nearest town)12 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 Loknathpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Loknathpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Areraj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Areraj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Loknathpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 97 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 Loknathpur

Of every 100 households in Loknathpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Loknathpur · ■ Areraj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**76%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

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

**60%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****60%**

**55%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Loknathpur?

■ Loknathpur · ■ Areraj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**936

Working population ****44.7%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 45.4% for women. 54% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 640 (94%)

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 Areraj

- Rajepur1,818 people
- Kamaluwa1,644 people
- Sirni1,588 people
- Chandi Asthan1,541 people
- Salha1,484 people
- Bhelanari1,483 people
- Siswa1,448 people
- Chandi Asthan1,337 people

[All 46 villages in Areraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Loknathpur from Motihari?32 km by road
- What is the population of Loknathpur?1,519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loknathpur in?Purba Champaran district (Areraj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Loknathpur?56.6% (Census 2011)