# Laua Village, Taraiya, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Taraiya, Saran 

# Laua

Laua is a village in Taraiya sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,079 people in 525 households**, the 15th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%.

- 3,079people (2011)
- 525households
- 58.1%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Laua PIN code and other codes

Laua falls in Taraiya sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPokhrera
- Community development blockTaraiya
- Census village code232951

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

## How far is Laua from nearby towns?

- Taraiya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)43 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)47 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 Laua?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Taraiya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Taraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Laua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Laua

Of every 100 households in Laua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Laua · ■ Taraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**57%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****54%**

**56%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**16%

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 Laua?

■ Laua · ■ Taraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**61.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787**

**926

Working population ****25.9%**

**27.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 45.4% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 356 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (21%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (9%) · **■** Marginal 198 (25%)

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 Taraiya

- Nandanpur3,372 people
- Pachaurar3,326 people
- Chanchalia3,097 people
- Rasidpur3,080 people
- Shankardih3,004 people
- Bhataura2,990 people
- Shahnewazpur2,769 people
- Faridpur2,766 people

[All 86 villages in Taraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/taraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Laua from Chhapra?43 km by road
- What is the population of Laua?3,079 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laua in?Saran district (Taraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Laua?58.1% (Census 2011)