# Lohjar Village, Krityanand Nagar, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/lohjar/ Village · Krityanand Nagar, Purnia # Lohjar Lohjar is a village in Krityanand Nagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,559 people in 658 households**, the 20th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 3,559people (2011) - 658households - 57.8%literacy - 898females per 1,000 males ## Lohjar PIN code and other codes Lohjar falls in Krityanand Nagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSahara - Community development blockKrityanand Nagar - Census village code223424 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lohjar from nearby towns? - Krityanand Nagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)25 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)25 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 Lohjar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Lohjar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Harda - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Lohjar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Lohjar Of every 100 households in Lohjar in 2011, 4 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lohjar · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **16% Toilet within the home ****11%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****26%** **28% Television ****8%** **10% Mobile phone ****62%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **33% Own their home ****95%** **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 Lohjar? ■ Lohjar · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876** **955 Working population ****41.7%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.6% for men and 50.3% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 852 (57%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (3%) · **■** Marginal 466 (31%) 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 Krityanand Nagar - Rahua4,781 people - Satkodaria4,100 people - Rampur4,030 people - Mahammadpur3,819 people - Alinagar3,402 people - kataha3,355 people - Jokajal Marai3,149 people - Parshadpur3,110 people [All 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Lohjar from Purnia?25 km by road - What is the population of Lohjar?3,559 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lohjar in?Purnia district (Krityanand Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Lohjar?57.8% (Census 2011)