# Loknathpur Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Motihari, Purba Champaran 

# Loknathpur

Loknathpur is a village in Motihari sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,447 people in 528 households**, the 35th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 2,447people (2011)
- 528households
- 53.4%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Loknathpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKatha
- Community development blockMotihari
- Census village code217908

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?

- Motihari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)12 km by road
- Motihari (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 · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Loknathpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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, 2 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Loknathpur · ■ Motihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****23%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**20%

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 · ■ Motihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**910

Working population ****31.3%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 41.1% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 560 (73%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 62 (8%)

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 Motihari

- Chhatauni Amar2,790 people
- Dostia2,659 people
- Rup Dih2,639 people
- Dharmuhan2,567 people
- Bairia2,164 people
- Patparia Moran2,135 people
- Lachhmipur2,134 people
- Gulariya2,008 people

[All 74 villages in Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Loknathpur from Motihari?12 km by road
- What is the population of Loknathpur?2,447 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loknathpur in?Purba Champaran district (Motihari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Loknathpur?53.4% (Census 2011)