# Lerua Village, Marhaura, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/marhaura/lerua/ Village · Marhaura, Saran # Lerua Lerua is a village in Marhaura sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,263 people in 551 households**, the 23rd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 3,263people (2011) - 551households - 65.0%literacy - 998females per 1,000 males ## Lerua PIN code and other codes Lerua falls in Marhaura sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatTejpurwa - Community development blockMarhaura - Census village code233817 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? - Marhaura (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)25 km by road - Marhaura (nearest town)3 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? 12 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 · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marahura - ○Degree college5–10 km · Marahura - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marhaura - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds 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 77% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lerua · ■ Marhaura rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **9% Toilet within the home ****8%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****76%** **64% Television ****21%** **17% Mobile phone ****77%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **13% Own their home ****99%** **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 Lerua? ■ Lerua · ■ Marhaura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056** **929 Working population ****23.7%** **27.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.4% for men and 54.5% for women. 41% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 129 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 86 (11%) · **■** Marginal 462 (60%) 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 Marhaura - Mirzapur3,458 people - Senduari3,400 people - Nautan3,391 people - Hasanpura3,281 people - Semarahia3,134 people - Nathua2,961 people - Rasulpur2,907 people - Hathsar2,885 people [All 106 villages in Marhaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/marhaura/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Lerua from Chhapra?25 km by road - What is the population of Lerua?3,263 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lerua in?Saran district (Marhaura sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Lerua?65.0% (Census 2011)