# Lerua Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# Lerua

Lerua is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,984 people in 537 households**, the 16th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 2,984people (2011)
- 537households
- 72.0%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Lerua PIN code and other codes

Lerua falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhaudarh
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252448

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

## How far is Lerua from nearby towns?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)18 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)18 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 Lerua?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Lerua; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karbandiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Lerua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Lerua

Of every 100 households in Lerua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lerua · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**74%

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

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****63%**

**55%

Television ****18%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Lerua?

■ Lerua · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**927

Working population ****26.1%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 60.3% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 218 (28%) · **■** Marginal 435 (56%)

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 Sasaram

- Mohaddi Ganj3,240 people
- Nahauna3,208 people
- Baradih3,202 people
- Bhadokhara2,988 people
- Rampur2,895 people
- Belarhi2,886 people
- Kanchanpur2,865 people
- karpurwa2,709 people

[All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lerua from Sasaram?18 km by road
- What is the population of Lerua?2,984 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lerua in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lerua?72.0% (Census 2011)