# Lahar Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Lahar

Lahar is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,697 people in 366 households**, the 20th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,697people (2011)
- 366households
- 53.0%literacy
- 819females per 1,000 males

## Lahar PIN code and other codes

Lahar falls in Bijawar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458398

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

## How far is Lahar from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)52 km by road
- Bijawar (nearest town)15 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 Lahar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Lahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Bijawar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhattarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Lahar known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 30% of the 1,626 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Lahar

Of every 100 households in Lahar in 2011, 37 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lahar · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**39%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Lahar?

■ Lahar · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****819**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**934

Working population ****50.6%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 42.3% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 273 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (32%) · **■** Household industry 40 (5%) · **■** Other work 41 (5%) · **■** Marginal 227 (26%)

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 Bijawar

- Kasar1,800 people
- Badagaon1,788 people
- Nayatal1,748 people
- Majhguwan Kalan1,709 people
- Kupiya1,676 people
- Maukhera1,675 people
- Shahgarh1,652 people
- Sukwaha1,532 people

[All 168 villages in Bijawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bijawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lahar from Chhatarpur?52 km by road
- What is the population of Lahar?1,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lahar in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lahar?53.0% (Census 2011)