# Larua Village, Morwa, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Morwa, Samastipur 

# Larua

Larua is a village in Morwa sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,511 people in 1,169 households**, the 11th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 5,511people (2011)
- 1,169households
- 66.4%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Larua PIN code and other codes

Larua falls in Morwa sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLarua
- Community development blockMorwa
- Census village code236735

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

## How far is Larua from nearby towns?

- Morwa (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Samsatipur (nearest town)27 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 Larua?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Larua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn 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 · Shahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Larua known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 52% of the 695 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Larua

Of every 100 households in Larua in 2011, 8 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Larua · ■ Morwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****46%**

**47%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Larua?

■ Larua · ■ Morwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**923

Working population ****27.0%**

**28.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 57.1% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 685 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 490 (33%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 252 (17%) · **■** Marginal 48 (3%)

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 Morwa

- Chak Sikandar6,974 people
- Gunai Basti6,710 people
- Banbira6,224 people
- Kesho Naraenpur5,850 people
- Songar5,109 people
- Indar Wara4,405 people
- Mahmudpur4,283 people
- Jitwarpur Bhuskhara4,105 people

[All 61 villages in Morwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/morwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Larua from Samastipur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Larua?5,511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Larua in?Samastipur district (Morwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Larua?66.4% (Census 2011)