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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NANDJEE SINGH
Contact: 99****8013
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- LGD code
- 231460
- Pincode
- 841232
- Post office
- Barhria
- Population
- 3,554
- Households
- 593
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1017 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,006
Census 2011 · in context
How Lauan compares
By population, Lauan ranks #22 of 140 villages in Barharia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.9%
+5.9% vs mandal average
Lauan62.9%
Barharia mandal57.0%
Siwan district58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,017
+60 vs mandal average
Lauan1,017
Barharia mandal957
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
Lauan6.0
Barharia mandal6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lauan at a glance
Lauan is a village of 3,554 people in 593 households (Census 2011) in Barharia block, Siwan district, Bihar, the 22nd-largest of 140 villages in Barharia block. Literacy is 63%, 6 points above the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,017 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841232, served by Barhria post office; the LGD village code is 231460. The sarpanch is NANDJEE SINGH, and the village votes in Warisnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manjarik Mrinal. The population is estimated at 4,190 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lauan
- 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)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SIWAN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Hathigai
- Total area (ha)
- 217
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 122
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Lauan
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Key facts — Lauan
- LGD code
- 231460
- Pincode
- 841232
- Post office
- Barhria
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,554
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,190
- Households
- 593
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1017
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Samastipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Warisnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Shambhavi Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manjarik Mrinal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NANDJEE SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Barharia
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841232
- LakriBarharia mandal17,266 pop
- KailBarharia mandal14,908 pop
- Chaukihasan Chauki MakhdumBarharia mandal10,197 pop
- BarhariaBarharia mandal10,142 pop
- Lakri DargahBarharia mandal7,640 pop
- Daniayl-PurBarharia mandal6,306 pop
- KorigawanBarharia mandal6,068 pop
- TetahliBarharia mandal5,404 pop
- AuraiBarharia mandal5,284 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Lauan
Other villages in Barharia mandal
View all 60+ →- Lakri
- Kail
- Chaukihasan Chauki Makhdum
- Barharia
- Lakri Dargah
- Daniayl-Pur
- Korigawan
- Tetahli
- Aurai
- Sundarpur
- Balapur
- Hariharpur Lalgarh
- Nawalpur
- Madhopur
- Sikandarpur
- Surhian
- Bhopatpur
- Jogapur
- Salahpur
- Sadarpur
- Kurmha
- Bahuara Qadir
- Bhabho Pali
- Rachho Pali
- Rohara
- Sauna
- Alampur
- Babhan Bara
- Ranipur
- Bhalua
- Siswa
- Dhanaon
- Hardo Bara
- Puraina
- Chhaka Tola
- Paharpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)