# Lachhna Village, Sheikhpura, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sheikhpura, Sheikhpura 

# Lachhna

Lachhna is a village in Sheikhpura sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,069 people in 154 households**, the 48th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,069people (2011)
- 154households
- 35.9%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Lachhna PIN code and other codes

Lachhna falls in Sheikhpura sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKare
- Community development blockSheikhpura
- Census village code243938

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

## How far is Lachhna from nearby towns?

- Sheikhpura (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)4 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)4 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 Lachhna?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Lachhna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 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

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 Lachhna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Lachhna

Of every 100 households in Lachhna in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lachhna · ■ Sheikhpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****37%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Lachhna?

■ Lachhna · ■ Sheikhpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.9%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**936

Working population ****25.4%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.2% for men and 23.1% for women. 41% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 61 (23%)

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 Sheikhpura

- Sarmanan1,193 people
- Surdaspur1,183 people
- Pind1,146 people
- Mobarakpur1,126 people
- Rudasi1,050 people
- Ramraipur1,001 people
- Gunesa990 people
- Dewara955 people

[All 90 villages in Sheikhpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/sheikhpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lachhna from Sheikhpura?4 km by road
- What is the population of Lachhna?1,069 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachhna in?Sheikhpura district (Sheikhpura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lachhna?35.9% (Census 2011)