# Laheji Village, Basantpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Siwan 

# Laheji

Laheji is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,532 people in 255 households**, the 31st largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 1,532people (2011)
- 255households
- 63.8%literacy
- 1,076females per 1,000 males

## Laheji PIN code and other codes

Laheji falls in Basantpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMolanapur
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code231674

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

## How far is Laheji from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)25 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)25 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 Laheji?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Laheji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maroura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Laheji known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Laheji

Of every 100 households in Laheji in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Laheji · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****97%**

**64%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Laheji?

■ Laheji · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**916

Working population ****24.3%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 51.6% for women. 39% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (43%) · **■** Household industry 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 39 (10%) · **■** Marginal 42 (11%)

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 Basantpur

- Babhnauli1,709 people
- Barwa Khurd1,698 people
- Bishunpura1,684 people
- Hari Aman1,583 people
- Khori Pakar1,508 people
- Bagaha1,458 people
- Sahilpatti1,373 people
- Dhanaua1,204 people

[All 41 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Laheji from Siwan?25 km by road
- What is the population of Laheji?1,532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laheji in?Siwan district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Laheji?63.8% (Census 2011)