# Lathi Village, Bhawanipur, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia 

# Lathi

Lathi is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,703 people in 339 households**, the 32nd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 1,703people (2011)
- 339households
- 40.3%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Lathi PIN code and other codes

Lathi falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLathi
- Community development blockBhawanipur
- Census village code223155

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

## How far is Lathi from nearby towns?

- Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)45 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)45 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 Lathi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Lathi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Bhawanipur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Madhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Lathi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Lathi

Of every 100 households in Lathi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lathi · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****5%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**50%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****3%**

**26%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Lathi?

■ Lathi · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.3%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**967

Working population ****44.7%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 28.4% for women. 45% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (7%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 652 (86%)

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 Bhawanipur

- Madhopur1,903 people
- Sonua1,832 people
- Soraiti1,830 people
- Kusaha Milik1,818 people
- Singhia Sundar Milik1,570 people
- Semaria Khem Chand1,508 people
- Dumrail Drap1,259 people
- Garhia1,133 people

[All 88 villages in Bhawanipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lathi from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Lathi?1,703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lathi in?Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lathi?40.3% (Census 2011)