# Lakri Village, Barharia, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barharia, Siwan 

# Lakri

Lakri is a village in Barharia sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **17,266 people in 2,809 households**, the 1st largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 17,266people (2011)
- 2,809households
- 72.1%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Lakri PIN code and other codes

Lakri falls in Barharia sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLakri
- Community development blockBarharia
- Census village code231421

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

## How far is Lakri from nearby towns?

- Barharia (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)12 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)12 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 Lakri?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Lakri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Harkhauli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Lakri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 663 hectares of village land is sown, and 405 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 Lakri

Of every 100 households in Lakri in 2011, 22 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lakri · ■ Barharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**77%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**94%

Use banking services ****78%**

**67%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

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 Lakri?

■ Lakri · ■ Barharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**963

Working population ****31.4%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 62.5% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 687 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 554 (10%) · **■** Household industry 119 (2%) · **■** Other work 544 (10%) · **■** Marginal 3,523 (65%)

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 Barharia

- Kail14,908 people
- Chaukihasan Chauki Makhdum10,197 people
- Barharia10,142 people
- Lakri Dargah7,640 people

[All 140 villages in Barharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/barharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lakri from Siwan?12 km by road
- What is the population of Lakri?17,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakri in?Siwan district (Barharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lakri?72.1% (Census 2011)