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Lihar

Barsoi mandal
Pincode 854317
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Lihar is a village in Barsoi mandal, Katihar district, Bihar with a population of 360 spread across 73 households. It has a literacy rate of 57.2% and is situated at 25.733°N, 87.873°E under PIN code 854317.

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LGD code
225016
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population
360
Households
73
Literacy rate
57.2%
Sex ratio
1069 ♀/1000♂
Workers
99
Distance to district centre
86 km
Distance to mandal centre
40 km
Distance to Patna
275 km
Distance to Kolkata
355 km
Nearest railway station
Sudhani · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Barsoi SDH · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Lihar compares

By population, Lihar ranks #189 of 231 villages in Barsoi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
57.2%
+22.2% vs mandal average
Lihar
57.2%
Barsoi mandal
35.0%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,069
+149 vs mandal average
Lihar
1,069
Barsoi mandal
920
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
Lihar
4.9
Barsoi mandal
4.8

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

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Lihar at a glance

Lihar is a village of 360 people in 73 households (Census 2011) in Barsoi block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 189th-largest of 231 villages in Barsoi block. Literacy is 57%, 22 points above the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 1,069 women per 1,000 men. It lies 86 km from the Katihar district centre, 1 km from Sahit, the nearest town, under 1 km from Sudhani railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 225016. The nearest hospital or health centre is Barsoi SDH, 13 km away. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 424 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sudhani

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Lihar · this village36057%
Line · Kishanganj0 km N
Patua · Kishanganj0.6 km W
Kawai · Vidyapati Nagar1,37244%0.6 km W
Meda · Kishanganj1,23851%0.6 km W
Sadian · Barsoi56352%0.9 km NW
Sahit · Vidyapati Nagar13,55459%0.9 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lihar

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
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
63
Distance to district HQ (km)
63
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
28
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
SUDHANI
Total area (ha)
51
Irrigated area (ha)
30
Forest area (ha)
1

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

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Key facts — Lihar

LGD code
225016
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population (Census 2011)
360
Population (projected 2026)
424
Households
73
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1069
Literacy rate
57.2%
Coordinates
25.73349°N, 87.87254°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Purnia
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vijay Kumar Khemka
Block / Mandal
Barsoi
Getting there

How to reach Lihar

Mandal centre
Barsoi · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 23 min by car · 1 h 38 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 86 km
≈ 2 h 57 min by car · 3 h 30 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,554 people
Sahit · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna275 kmcapital
  • Kolkata355 km
  • Delhi1102 km
  • Hyderabad1342 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSudhani<1 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari15 km
  • Hospital / PHCBarsoi SDH13 km
  • ATM / banksbi28 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance12 km
  • CollegeD S College36 km
  • Police stationPolice station37 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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