# Laka tola Village, Goriakothi, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/goriakothi/laka-tola-231594/ Village · Goriakothi, Siwan # Laka tola Laka tola is a village in Goriakothi sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,536 people in 241 households**, the 51st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%. - 1,536people (2011) - 241households - 55.2%literacy - 962females per 1,000 males ## Laka tola PIN code and other codes Laka tola falls in Goriakothi sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHarpur - Community development blockGoriakothi - Census village code231594 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Laka tola from nearby towns? - Goriakothi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)33 km by road - Siwan (nearest town)33 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 Laka tola? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Laka tola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Goriakothi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Goriakothi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhora - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - 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 Laka tola known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Laka tola Of every 100 households in Laka tola in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Laka tola · ■ Goriakothi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****24%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **96% Use banking services ****55%** **76% Television ****9%** **8% Mobile phone ****40%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **10% 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 Laka tola? ■ Laka tola · ■ Goriakothi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%** **67.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **945 Working population ****38.5%** **28.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.3% for men and 48.9% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (11%) · **■** Marginal 464 (78%) 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 Goriakothi - Barari1,597 people - Jagdishpur1,594 people - Jangal belas1,567 people - Bahadurpur1,556 people - Meghwar1,488 people - Bhalui1,467 people - Gopalpur1,419 people - Sathwar1,406 people [All 81 villages in Goriakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/goriakothi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Laka tola from Siwan?33 km by road - What is the population of Laka tola?1,536 (Census 2011) - Which district is Laka tola in?Siwan district (Goriakothi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Laka tola?55.2% (Census 2011)