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September 2026
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CJP chief Dipke visits tribal families in MP's Balaghat, seeks accountability over child deaths
Reported by The New Indian Express.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
CHAMRUSINGH TEKAM
Contact: 89****4639
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- LGD code
- 498018
- Pincode
- 481105
- Post office
- Ukwa
- Population
- 651
- Households
- 154
- Literacy rate
- 54.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1028 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 362
- Distance to district centre
- 82 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 81 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 351 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 543 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dhapewara · 31 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Bhanderi · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Lud compares
By population, Lud ranks #64 of 144 villages in Baihar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.4%
−2.0% vs mandal average
- Lud
- 54.4%
- Baihar mandal
- 56.4%
- Balaghat district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,028
−6 vs mandal average
- Lud
- 1,028
- Baihar mandal
- 1,034
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Lud
- 4.2
- Baihar mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lud at a glance
Lud is a village of 651 people in 154 households (Census 2011) in Baihar tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 64th-largest of 144 villages in Baihar tehsil. Literacy is 54%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,028 women per 1,000 men. It lies 82 km from the Balaghat district centre, 31 km from Dhapewara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481105, served by Ukwa post office; the LGD village code is 498018. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Bhanderi, 15 km away. The sarpanch is CHAMRUSINGH TEKAM, and the village votes in Mandla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sampatiya Uikey. The population is estimated at 768 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lud
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BAIHAR
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 52
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 36
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,132.73
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 317.05
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Lud
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Lud
- LGD code
- 498018
- Pincode
- 481105
- Post office
- Ukwa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 651
- Population (projected 2026)
- 768
- Households
- 154
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1028
- Literacy rate
- 54.4%
- Coordinates
- 21.88537°N, 80.49103°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mandla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mandla
- Member of Parliament
- Faggan Singh Kulaste
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sampatiya Uikey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- CHAMRUSINGH TEKAM
- Block / Mandal
- Baihar
Getting there
How to reach Lud
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal351 kmcapital
- Hyderabad543 km
- Kolkata814 km
- Delhi818 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDhapewara31 km
- Bus stopBus Stand Baihar25 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Bhanderi15 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India25 km
- Petrol pumpHPCL24 km
- CollegeMitali Institute of Nursing33 km
- Police stationNaya Police thana25 km
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- 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, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)