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Laucha

लौचा
Balrampur mandal
Pincode 854317
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LGD code
224845
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population
192
Households
37
Literacy rate
37.5%
Sex ratio
1157 ♀/1000♂
Workers
43
Distance to district centre
97 km
Distance to mandal centre
56 km
Distance to Patna
284 km
Distance to Kolkata
377 km
Nearest railway station
Surja Kama · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Chakulia Rural Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Laucha compares

By population, Laucha ranks #119 of 156 villages in Balrampur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
37.5%
+0.3% vs mandal average
Laucha
37.5%
Balrampur mandal
37.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,157
+223 vs mandal average
Laucha
1,157
Balrampur mandal
934
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.3 vs mandal average
Laucha
5.2
Balrampur mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Laucha at a glance

Laucha is a village of 192 people in 37 households (Census 2011) in Balrampur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 119th-largest of 156 villages in Balrampur block. Literacy is 38%, about the same as the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 1,157 women per 1,000 men. It lies 97 km from the Katihar district centre, 6 km from Bishunpur, the nearest town, 10 km from Surja Kama railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 224845. The nearest hospital or health centre is Chakulia Rural Hospital, 10 km away. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 1,225 in 2026, up 538% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Shah Pur

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Laucha

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
DALKHOLA(W.B.)
Distance to nearest town (km)
30
Distance to district HQ (km)
51
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
22
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
SHAHPUR
Total area (ha)
68.21
Irrigated area (ha)
37.77
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Laucha

LGD code
224845
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population (Census 2011)
192
Population (projected 2026)
1,225
Households
37
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1157
Literacy rate
37.5%
Coordinates
25.94066°N, 87.94980°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Block / Mandal
Balrampur
Getting there

How to reach Laucha

Mandal centre
Balrampur · ≈ 56 km
≈ 1 h 55 min by car · 2 h 17 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 97 km
≈ 3 h 20 min by car · 3 h 58 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,428 people
Bishunpur · ≈ 6.0 km
≈ 12 min by car · 15 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna284 kmcapital
  • Kolkata377 km
  • Delhi1102 km
  • Hyderabad1363 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSurja Kama10 km
  • Hospital / PHCChakulia Rural Hospital10 km
  • ATM / bankহেমতাবাদ38 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance12 km
  • Collegecollege ground18 km
  • Police stationRailway Police Force RPF17 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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