# Lerua Village, Maharajganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Maharajganj, Siwan 

# Lerua

Lerua is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,604 people in 595 households**, the 12th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 3,604people (2011)
- 595households
- 61.4%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Lerua PIN code and other codes

Lerua falls in Maharajganj sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBlaua
- Community development blockMaharajganj
- Census village code231851

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

## How far is Lerua from nearby towns?

- Maharajganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)32 km by road
- Maharajganj (nearest town)13 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 Lerua?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Lerua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Lerua

Of every 100 households in Lerua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lerua · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****89%**

**76%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**10%

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 Lerua?

■ Lerua · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**941

Working population ****27.7%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 49.1% for women. 43% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 205 (21%) · **■** Marginal 574 (57%)

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 Maharajganj

- Bishunpur Mahuari4,183 people
- Risaura4,073 people
- Sonbarsa4,018 people
- Shakra3,745 people
- Madhopur3,595 people
- Siktia3,347 people
- Bagauchha3,342 people
- Bangra3,256 people

[All 71 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lerua from Siwan?32 km by road
- What is the population of Lerua?3,604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lerua in?Siwan district (Maharajganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lerua?61.4% (Census 2011)