Village · Palojori, Deoghar
# Lakhanpur

Lakhanpur is a village in Palojori sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814146. The 2011 Census counted 1,597 people in 274 households, the 16th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.
- 1,597 people (2011)
- 274 households
- 42.7% literacy
- 814146 PIN code

## Lakhanpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Lakhanpur is 814146. Lakhanpur falls in Palojori sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814146
- Gram panchayat Dhawa
- Community development block Palojori
- Census village code 355483

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Lakhanpur from nearby towns?
- Madhupur (sub-district HQ) 34 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town) 60 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Lakhanpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lakhanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Palojori
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhupur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lakhanpur known for?

The main crops are rice. About 36% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Lakhanpur

Of every 100 households in Lakhanpur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lakhanpur · ■ Palojori rural average
- Electricity for lighting 83% 29%
- Toilet within the home 1% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 94%
- Tap water 3% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 81%
- Use banking services 15% 38%
- Television 13% 17%
- Mobile phone 53% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 16%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Lakhanpur?

■ Lakhanpur · ■ Palojori rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 42.7% 60.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 913 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 872 942
- Working population 24.9% 40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.0% for men and 27.4% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 16 (4%) · ■ Marginal 378 (95%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Palojori
- Bhurkundi 1,779 people
- Dhawa 1,772 people
- Baramsoli 1,767 people
- Simalgara 1,625 people
- Jargari 1,590 people
- Pokharia 1,574 people
- Raghunathpur 1,519 people
- Dumaria 1,478 people

All 291 villages in Palojori

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Lakhanpur? 814146
- How far is Lakhanpur from Deoghar? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Lakhanpur? 1,597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakhanpur in? Deoghar district (Palojori sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Lakhanpur? 42.7% (Census 2011)

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