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{{Short description|Village in Siwan district, Bihar, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Laheji
| native_name = लहेजी
| native_name_lang = Hindi
| other_name = Lahejee
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Gram Panchayat]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =

| image_map = Map of Hasanpura.pdf
| map_caption = Laheji (#608) in [[Hasanpura]] block map
| image_caption = People on High School, Laheji during [[COVID-19]]<ref>{{cite web |title=सीवान : लहेजी में 182 लोगों की हुई कोरोना जांच, 14 की रिपोर्ट आयी पॉजिटिव |url=https://abhibharat.com/bihar-siwan-corona-investigation-of-182-people-in-lahji-14-reported-positive/ |website=Abhi Bharat |access-date=26 July 2025 |date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar
| coordinates = {{coord|26.094|N|84.380|E|region:IN-{{IndAbbr|[[Bihar]]}}|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{Flagicon image|Seal of Bihar.svg|size=23px}} [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Siwan district]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Community development block in India|Block]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Hasanpura]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Local Government
| governing_body = [[Panchayati Raj]]
| leader_title = [[Gram Panchayat|Panchayat]]
| leader_name = Laheji<ref name="Laheji Panchayat">{{Cite web |title=Laheji Panchayat |url=https://siwan.nic.in/village-panchayats |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=siwan.nic.in}}</ref>
| leader_title1 = [[Mukhi]]ya
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| leader_name2 = [[Siwan Lok Sabha constituency|Siwan]]
| leader_title3 = Assembly seat
| leader_name3 = [[Daraunda Assembly constituency|Daraunda]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 5.6
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="Pakari Elevation">{{Cite web |title=Sea Level of Laheji Village |url=https://www.freemaptools.com/elevation-finder.htm |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=freemaptools.com}}</ref>
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 7,771
| population_as_of = 2,011 Census
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]] & [[English language|English]]
| demographics1_title2 = Regional
| demographics1_info2 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]
| demographics_type2 = Demographics
| demographics2_title2 = [[Literacy in Bihar|Literacy]]
| demographics2_info2 = 54.29%
| demographics2_title3 = Sex ratio
| demographics2_info3 = 1108/1000 <br />(Males: 3686, Females: 4085)
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 841233
| registration_plate = [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#BR—Bihar|BR29]]
| blank1_name_sec1 =
| blank1_info_sec1 =
| blank2_name_sec1 =
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| website = {{URL|siwan.bih.nic.in}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-BR]]
| footnotes =
}}

'''Laheji'''<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Villages in Siwan |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/23536 |website=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=[[National Register of Citizens|Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India]] |access-date=17 June 2025}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Villages in Siwan |url=https://villageinindia.com/india/bihar/siwan/hasanpura/hasanpura-laheji/ |website=villageinindia.com |date=16 July 2022 |access-date=17 June 2025}}</ref> [[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.<ref name="siwan district">{{Cite web |title=Villages & Panchayat of Siwan |url=https://siwan.nic.in/village-panchayats |website=District of Siwan |access-date=29 May 2025}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Laheji has a total population of 7,771 living in 1172 households.<ref name="villageinfo">{{Cite web |title=Laheji Village (Pincode: 841406), Basantpur, Siwan – Bihar – Population, Area, Nearby Villages, Assembly & Parliament Constituency |url=https://villageinfo.org/village/231674 |website=villageinfo |access-date=20 May 2025}}</ref> There are 3,686 males and 4,085 females, resulting in a sex ratio of 1,108 females per 1,000 males.<ref name="census">{{Cite web |title=Laheji Village Population – Siwan, Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/api/tables/data/2011/PC11_PCA-TV/255?_source=dt&labels=indicator&state=10&district=218&subdistrict=1245&town_village=232608&geo_level=4&format=csv |website=Census 2011 India |access-date=20 May 2025}}</ref>

=== 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.<ref name="villageinfo" />

=== 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).<ref name="villageinfo" />

== Notable people ==
* [[Om Prakash Yadav]], National Vice-president of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] Kisan Morcha or Ex-MP of [[Siwan, Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Meeting with President - President of India - Digital Library |url=https://dpl.rashtrapatibhavan.gov.in/view_datails/NjY1Mg== |website=dpl.rashtrapatibhavan.gov.in |publisher=RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN, [[Government of India]] |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Anushree |title=Om Prakash Yadav: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/om-prakash-yadav-32925.html |access-date=21 June 2025 |work=www.oneindia.com |publisher=[[Oneindia]] |date=22 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Hrishikesh Sulabh]], Hindi writer or Poet & awarded [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Book lif of Hrishikesh Sulabh |url=https://rajkamalprakashan.com/author/hrishikesh-sulabh |website=rajkamalprakashan.com |publisher=[[Rajkamal Prakashan]] |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About-Hrishikesh Sulabh |url=https://notnul.com/Pages/About-Author.aspx?AuthorID=160 |website=notnul.com |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Hasanpura]]
* [[Merahi]]
* [[Pakari, Bihar]]
* [[Siwan district]]
* [[Panchayati raj (India)]]
* [[List of villages in Siwan district]]
* [[Siwan subdivision]]
* [[Administration in Bihar]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website}}

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