Laheji or Lahejee is a gram panchayat located in the Hasanpura Block of Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar, India.
Geography Laheji covers a total area of approximately 5.6 sq. kilometres. Agriculture is the primary occupation due to rich alluvial soil.
Administration Laheji functions under the panchayati raj system. The village is governed by a gram panchayat and administrated by an elected Mukhiya.
Demographics As per the 2011 Census of India, Laheji has a total population of 7,771 living in 1172 households. There are 3,686 males and 4,085 females, resulting in a sex ratio of 1,108 females per 1,000 males.
Age distribution Children aged 0–6 years number 1337 including 678 girls, accounting for 17.20% of the population. The child sex ratio is 954.
Literacy According to the 2011 Census, the literacy rate in Laheji is 52.9% (4113). The male literacy rate is 77.1%, while the female literacy rate is 22.9% (1779).
Notable people Om Prakash Yadav, National Vice-president of Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha or Ex-MP of Siwan, Bihar. Hrishikesh Sulabh, Hindi writer or Poet & awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2019.
See also Hasanpura Merahi Pakari, Bihar Siwan district Panchayati raj (India) List of villages in Siwan district Siwan subdivision Administration in Bihar
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