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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KISHOR KUMAR SAHU
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- LGD code
- 443779
- Pincode
- 493526
- Post office
- Lawan
- Population
- 3,405
- Households
- 646
- Literacy rate
- 59.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1072 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,415
- Distance to district centre
- 41 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 28 km
- Distance to Raipur
- 80 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 618 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nipania · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Bitkuli · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Lahod compares
By population, Lahod ranks #5 of 74 villages in Lavan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.6%
+3.2% vs mandal average
- Lahod
- 59.6%
- Lavan mandal
- 56.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,072
+59 vs mandal average
- Lahod
- 1,072
- Lavan mandal
- 1,013
Household size
people per home
5.3
Same as the mandal average
- Lahod
- 5.3
- Lavan mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lahod at a glance
Lahod is a village of 3,405 people in 646 households (Census 2011) in Lavan tehsil, Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, Chhattisgarh, the 5th-largest of 74 villages in Lavan tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,072 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Balodabazar-Bhatapara district centre, 30 km from Nipania railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 493526, served by Lawan post office; the LGD village code is 443779. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bitkuli, 4 km away. The sarpanch is KISHOR KUMAR SAHU, and the village votes in Bilaigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kavita Pran Lahrey. The population is estimated at 4,014 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lahod
- 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)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BALODA BAZAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 96
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LAHOD
- Total area (ha)
- 854
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 696.06
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Lahod
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Lahod
- LGD code
- 443779
- Pincode
- 493526
- Post office
- Lawan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,405
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,014
- Households
- 646
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1072
- Literacy rate
- 59.6%
- Coordinates
- 21.65306°N, 82.26644°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Janjgir-Champa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bilaigarh
- Member of Parliament
- Kamlesh Jangde
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kavita Pran Lahrey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KISHOR KUMAR SAHU
- Block / Mandal
- Lavan
Getting there
How to reach Lahod
Distance to cities · straight line
- Raipur80 kmcapital
- Hyderabad618 km
- Kolkata636 km
- Delhi926 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNipania30 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bitkuli4 km
- Collegeकमलकांत शुक्ला इंस्टीट्यूट, भाटापारा36 km
- Police stationPolice Station Masturi37 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Government Hospital, Bitkuli3.6 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)