# Loharganwa Village, Madhuban, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/madhuban/loharganwa/ Village · Madhuban, Purba Champaran # Loharganwa Loharganwa is a village in Madhuban sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,176 people in 360 households**, the 27th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%. - 2,176people (2011) - 360households - 42.4%literacy - 929females per 1,000 males ## Loharganwa PIN code and other codes Loharganwa falls in Madhuban sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKoilhara - Community development blockMadhuban - Census village code218615 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Loharganwa from nearby towns? - Madhuban (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Madhuban (nearest town)4 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 Loharganwa? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Loharganwa; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Madhuban - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Loharganwa known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 94% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Loharganwa Of every 100 households in Loharganwa in 2011, 10 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Loharganwa · ■ Madhuban rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **3% Toilet within the home ****11%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****35%** **41% Television ****1%** **7% Mobile phone ****33%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****13%** **18% 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 Loharganwa? ■ Loharganwa · ■ Madhuban rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.4%** **49.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **944 Working population ****36.1%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.6% for men and 30.6% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 370 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 249 (32%) 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 Madhuban - Jogaulia Tola Palat2,277 people - Madhuban Tola Dihu2,264 people - Madhuhan Tola Bhairwa2,226 people - Chak Chauhani2,215 people - Khodadpur2,060 people - Delho2,031 people - Koilhara1,972 people - Bara Magru1,951 people [All 56 villages in Madhuban](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/madhuban/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Loharganwa from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Loharganwa?2,176 (Census 2011) - Which district is Loharganwa in?Purba Champaran district (Madhuban sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Loharganwa?42.4% (Census 2011)