# Lokhar Village, Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sonbarsa/lokhar/ Village · Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi # Lokhar Lokhar is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843317**. The 2011 Census counted **3,508 people in 713 households**, the 27th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.5%. - 3,508people (2011) - 713households - 34.5%literacy - 843317PIN code ## Lokhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lokhar is 843317.** Lokhar falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843317 - Gram panchayatVishanpur Gonahi - Community development blockSonbarsa - Census village code219118 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lokhar from nearby towns? - Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)42 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)42 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 Lokhar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Lokhar; 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Lokhar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 194 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 Lokhar Of every 100 households in Lokhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lokhar · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****4%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****16%** **37% Television ****1%** **5% Mobile phone ****18%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****57%** **30% 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 Lokhar? ■ Lokhar · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****34.5%** **49.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **935 Working population ****28.4%** **32.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.0% for men and 21.4% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 96 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 636 (64%) · **■** Household industry 41 (4%) · **■** Other work 207 (21%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%) 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 Sonbarsa - Jinagar4,100 people - Bhaluaha3,643 people - Kachharipur3,566 people - Murha Dih3,522 people - Ramnagar Rasulpur Az Rakbe3,368 people - Muh Chatti3,232 people - Parsa Khurd3,148 people - Araria2,916 people [All 64 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sonbarsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lokhar?843317 - How far is Lokhar from Sitamarhi?42 km by road - What is the population of Lokhar?3,508 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lokhar in?Sitamarhi district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Lokhar?34.5% (Census 2011)