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- LGD code
- 220899
- Pincode
- 847402
- Post office
- Ghoghardiha
- Population
- 545
- Households
- 117
- Literacy rate
- 47.7%
- Sex ratio
- 892 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 216
Census 2011 · in context
How Lilja compares
By population, Lilja ranks #71 of 86 villages in Madhepur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.7%
+2.8% vs mandal average
- Lilja
- 47.7%
- Madhepur mandal
- 44.9%
- Madhubani district
- 48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
892
−29 vs mandal average
- Lilja
- 892
- Madhepur mandal
- 921
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Lilja
- 4.7
- Madhepur mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lilja at a glance
Lilja is a village of 545 people in 117 households (Census 2011) in Madhepur block, Madhubani district, Bihar, the 71st-largest of 86 villages in Madhepur block. Literacy is 48%, 3 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 892 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 847402, served by Ghoghardiha post office; the LGD village code is 220899. The village votes in Cheria Bariarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Abhishek Anand. The population is estimated at 643 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mahpatia →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lilja · this village | 545 | 48% | — |
| Mahpatia · Madhepur | 6,859 | 30% | — |
| Mahsa · Madhepur | 1,807 | 36% | — |
| Mani Mahpatia · Madhepur | 385 | 30% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lilja
- 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
- 1
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JHANJHARPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Lilja
- Total area (ha)
- 79.7
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 36.36
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Lilja
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Lilja
- LGD code
- 220899
- Pincode
- 847402
- Post office
- Ghoghardiha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 545
- Population (projected 2026)
- 643
- Households
- 117
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 892
- Literacy rate
- 47.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Cheria Bariarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Abhishek Anand
- Block / Mandal
- Madhepur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 847402
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)