# Lachhmipur Village, Turkaulia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/lachhmipur/ Village · Turkaulia, Purba Champaran # Lachhmipur Lachhmipur is a village in Turkaulia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,724 people in 975 households**, the 13th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.6%. - 4,724people (2011) - 975households - 45.8%literacy - 879females per 1,000 males ## Lachhmipur PIN code and other codes Lachhmipur falls in Turkaulia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRaghunathpur, Shankar Sraiya Uttari - Community development blockTurkaulia - Census village code218011 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lachhmipur from nearby towns? - Turkaulia (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)4 km by road - Motihari (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 Lachhmipur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Lachhmipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Turkaulia - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Lachhmipur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 575 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 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 Lachhmipur Of every 100 households in Lachhmipur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Lachhmipur · ■ Turkaulia rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **7% Toilet within the home ****11%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****28%** **40% Television ****8%** **9% Mobile phone ****50%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **15% Own their home ****99%** **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 Lachhmipur? ■ Lachhmipur · ■ Turkaulia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%** **53.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **923 Working population ****35.2%** **36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.1% for men and 36.4% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 154 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 140 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,202 (72%) 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 Turkaulia - Bijulpur4,969 people - Chargaha4,954 people - Belwa Ray Tola Bairagi4,813 people - Belwa Ray Tola Narirawa4,752 people - Mathurapur4,111 people - Parasrampur3,520 people - Chitranw3,410 people - Barharwa3,238 people [All 34 villages in Turkaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Lachhmipur from Motihari?4 km by road - What is the population of Lachhmipur?4,724 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lachhmipur in?Purba Champaran district (Turkaulia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Lachhmipur?45.8% (Census 2011)