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

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Village · Barharia, Siwan 

# Lauan

Lauan is a village in Barharia sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,554 people in 593 households**, the 22nd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 3,554people (2011)
- 593households
- 74.7%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Lauan PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatHathigai
- Community development blockBarharia
- Census village code231460

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

## How far is Lauan from nearby towns?

- Barharia (sub-district HQ)5 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 Lauan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barhariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Lauan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Lauan

Of every 100 households in Lauan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lauan · ■ Barharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**67%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**12%

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 Lauan?

■ Lauan · ■ Barharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097**

**963

Working population ****28.3%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 66.6% for women. 43% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 330 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (17%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (7%) · **■** Marginal 416 (41%)

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

- Jogapur3,930 people
- Salahpur3,768 people
- Sadarpur3,666 people
- Kurwa3,577 people
- Bahuara qadir3,511 people
- Bhabhopali3,509 people
- Rachho Pali3,459 people
- Rohara3,456 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Lauan from Siwan?12 km by road
- What is the population of Lauan?3,554 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lauan in?Siwan district (Barharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lauan?74.7% (Census 2011)