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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Lokhra is a village in Palasi mandal, Araria district, Bihar with a population of 993 and 211 households. It has a literacy rate of 55.1% and is located at coordinates 25.101°N, 88.010°E with PIN code 854333.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sangita mallik
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- LGD code
- 222093
- Pincode
- 854333
- Post office
- Madanpur (Araria)
- Population
- 993
- Households
- 211
- Literacy rate
- 55.1%
- Sex ratio
- 853 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 373
- Distance to district centre
- 151 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 181 km
- Distance to Patna
- 294 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 283 km
- Nearest railway station
- Adina · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Araidanga Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Lokhra compares
By population, Lokhra ranks #72 of 107 villages in Palasi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.1%
+13.3% vs mandal average
- Lokhra
- 55.1%
- Palasi mandal
- 41.8%
- Araria district
- 42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
853
−75 vs mandal average
- Lokhra
- 853
- Palasi mandal
- 928
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Lokhra
- 4.7
- Palasi mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lokhra at a glance
Lokhra is a village of 993 people in 211 households (Census 2011) in Palasi block, Araria district, Bihar, the 72nd-largest of 107 villages in Palasi block. Literacy is 55%, 13 points above the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 853 women per 1,000 men. It lies 151 km from the Araria district centre, 4 km from Pukhuria, the nearest town, 11 km from Adina railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854333, served by Madanpur (Araria) post office; the LGD village code is 222093. The nearest hospital or health centre is Araidanga Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Sangita mallik, and the village votes in Mahishi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gautam Krishna. The population is estimated at 1,520 in 2026, up 53% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lokhra
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- ARARIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pakri
- Total area (ha)
- 248
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 81.84
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Lokhra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Lokhra
- LGD code
- 222093
- Pincode
- 854333
- Post office
- Madanpur (Araria)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 993
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,520
- Households
- 211
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 853
- Literacy rate
- 55.1%
- Coordinates
- 25.10144°N, 88.01050°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mahishi
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Gautam Krishna
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sangita mallik
- Block / Mandal
- Palasi
Getting there
How to reach Lokhra
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna294 kmcapital
- Kolkata283 km
- Delhi1140 km
- Hyderabad1307 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAdina11 km
- Hospital / PHCAraidanga Hospital3 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil13 km
- CollegeD.N.C. College53 km
- Police stationKaliachak Police Station26 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Lokhra
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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