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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DEEPA JANGADE
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- LGD code
- 438153
- Pincode
- 495334
- Post office
- Mungeli
- Population
- 367
- Households
- 57
- Literacy rate
- 54.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1028 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 106
Census 2011 · in context
How Lachhanpur compares
By population, Lachhanpur ranks #154 of 233 villages in Mungeli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.5%
+1.2% vs mandal average
- Lachhanpur
- 54.5%
- Mungeli mandal
- 53.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,028
+56 vs mandal average
- Lachhanpur
- 1,028
- Mungeli mandal
- 972
Household size
people per home
6.4
+2.0 vs mandal average
- Lachhanpur
- 6.4
- Mungeli mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lachhanpur at a glance
Lachhanpur is a village of 367 people in 57 households (Census 2011) in Mungeli tehsil, Mungeli district, Chhattisgarh, the 154th-largest of 233 villages in Mungeli tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,028 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 495334, served by Mungeli post office; the LGD village code is 438153. The sarpanch is DEEPA JANGADE, and the village votes in Raipur Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Motilal Sahu. The population is estimated at 749 in 2026, up 104% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lachhanpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- 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
- MUNGELI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 54
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LALAKAPA
- Total area (ha)
- 101.83
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 17.82
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Lachhanpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Lachhanpur
- LGD code
- 438153
- Pincode
- 495334
- Post office
- Mungeli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 367
- Population (projected 2026)
- 749
- Households
- 57
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1028
- Literacy rate
- 54.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Raipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Raipur Rural
- Member of Parliament
- Brijmohan Agrawal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Motilal Sahu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DEEPA JANGADE
- Block / Mandal
- Mungeli
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
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