# Lalganj Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/lalganj/ Village · Purnia East, Purnia # Lalganj Lalganj is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854301**. The 2011 Census counted **11,045 people in 2,078 households**, the 2nd largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%. - 11,045people (2011) - 2,078households - 44.6%literacy - 854301PIN code ## Lalganj PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lalganj is 854301.** Lalganj falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code854301 - Gram panchayatLalganj - Community development blockPurnia East - Census village code223510 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lalganj from nearby towns? - Purnia East (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)7 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)7 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 Lalganj? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Lalganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gulabbag - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Lalganj known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 1,222 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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 Lalganj Of every 100 households in Lalganj in 2011, 27 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Lalganj · ■ Purnia East rural average Electricity for lighting ****27%** **22% Toilet within the home ****22%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****27%** **22% Television ****12%** **12% Mobile phone ****32%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **31% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Lalganj? ■ Lalganj · ■ Purnia East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.6%** **49.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **968 Working population ****31.8%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.4% for men and 38.2% for women. 45% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 300 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 722 (21%) · **■** Household industry 96 (3%) · **■** Other work 220 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2,171 (62%) 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 Purnia East - Chandi14,004 people - Rampur7,086 people - Kavaia6,430 people - Raziganj6,361 people - Maharajpur5,505 people [All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lalganj?854301 - How far is Lalganj from Purnia?7 km by road - What is the population of Lalganj?11,045 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lalganj in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Lalganj?44.6% (Census 2011)