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- LGD code
- 228812
- Pincode
- 843117
- Post office
- Rampur Hari
- Population
- 787
- Households
- 190
- Literacy rate
- 67.2%
- Sex ratio
- 856 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 240
Census 2011 · in context
How Lautan compares
By population, Lautan ranks #113 of 155 villages in Minapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.2%
+23.1% vs mandal average
- Lautan
- 67.2%
- Minapur mandal
- 44.1%
- Muzaffarpur district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
856
−30 vs mandal average
- Lautan
- 856
- Minapur mandal
- 886
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Lautan
- 4.1
- Minapur mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lautan at a glance
Lautan is a village of 787 people in 190 households (Census 2011) in Minapur block, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, the 113th-largest of 155 villages in Minapur block. Literacy is 67%, 23 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 856 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843117, served by Rampur Hari post office; the LGD village code is 228812. The village votes in Madhepura assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandra Shekhar. The population is estimated at 928 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nandna →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lautan · this village | 787 | 67% | — |
| Nandna · Minapur | 2,982 | 48% | — |
| Chaka Chhapra · Minapur | 2,927 | 43% | — |
| Madhopur Banswan Urf Belahi · Minapur | 1,441 | 74% | — |
| Dharpur · Minapur | 1,336 | 43% | — |
| Bhao Chhapra · Minapur | 835 | 46% | — |
| Pipra Sen · Minapur | 817 | 40% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lautan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MUZAFFARPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Nandna
- Total area (ha)
- 74
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 32
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Lautan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Lautan
- LGD code
- 228812
- Pincode
- 843117
- Post office
- Rampur Hari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 787
- Population (projected 2026)
- 928
- Households
- 190
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 856
- Literacy rate
- 67.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandra Shekhar
- Block / Mandal
- Minapur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 843117
- KailiMinapur mandal5,095 pop
- Madaripur KaranMinapur mandal4,715 pop
- ManikpurMinapur mandal4,614 pop
- MaksudpurMinapur mandal4,503 pop
- Rampur HariMinapur mandal3,923 pop
- NandnaMinapur mandal2,982 pop
- DharampurMinapur mandal2,792 pop
- DharampurMinapur mandal2,700 pop
- Majlis Prannath Urf KharharMinapur mandal2,566 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Lautan
Other villages in Minapur mandal
View all 60+ →- Turki Khararo
- Panapur
- Tengharhi
- Ghosaut
- Minapur
- Harsher
- Paigambarpur
- Mahdaya
- Harka Mansahi
- Ali Neora
- Belahi Lachhi
- Kaili
- Piprahan Asli
- Kodaria
- Saghari
- Madaripur Karan
- Manikpur
- Banghara
- Maksudpur
- Gurgawan
- Raghopur
- Tengrahan Gosaipur
- Chand Parna
- Rampur Hari
- Dharampur
- Puraina
- Dubaha Rani Khaira Urf Benua
- Gosainpur Tengrahan Urf Gosain
- Mustafaganj
- Majhauli
- Gangti
- Raghai
- Methunapur
- Zamin Mathia
- Barhanda
- Nandna
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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)