# Lerha Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Lerha

Lerha is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,063 people in 135 households**, the 80th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,063people (2011)
- 135households
- 77.0%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Lerha PIN code and other codes

Lerha falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkorhi
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251705

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

## How far is Lerha from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)29 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)29 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 Lerha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lerha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Akhtiarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Lerha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Lerha

Of every 100 households in Lerha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lerha · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**74%

Tap water ****11%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**83%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****24%**

**64%

Television ****9%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****53%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Lerha?

■ Lerha · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121**

**918

Working population ****27.2%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 67.6% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 104 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (42%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 57 (20%)

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 Kargahar

- Girdharpur1,089 people
- Sonadih1,086 people
- Akhtiarpur1,073 people
- Jhalkhora1,064 people
- Chilbili1,049 people
- Bahuara1,047 people
- Delhua1,040 people
- Phakli1,037 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lerha from Sasaram?29 km by road
- What is the population of Lerha?1,063 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lerha in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lerha?77.0% (Census 2011)