Skip to main content
Monday, 14 September 2026
VoiceOfVillage
Revenue village·Lanji tehsil·Balaghat

Fofsa

फोफसा
Lanji mandal
Pincode 481224
Verified by Sarpanch
Coming upGanesh ChaturthiTodayGreetingHartalika TeejTodayGreetingRishi PanchamiTomorrowGreetingMadhya Pradesh calendar →
Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Fofsa observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states
Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →
SC
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Shivshankar Choudhary
Contact: 88****8655
Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Fofsa can update it.
LGD code
498540
Pincode
481224
Post office
Karanja (Balaghat)
Population
1,152
Households
261
Literacy rate
75.7%
Sex ratio
1083 ♀/1000♂
Workers
747
Census 2011 · in context

How Fofsa compares

By population, Fofsa ranks #66 of 162 villages in Lanji mandal.

Literacy rate
%
75.7%
+8.0% vs mandal average
Fofsa
75.7%
Lanji mandal
67.7%
Balaghat district
67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,083
+69 vs mandal average
Fofsa
1,083
Lanji mandal
1,014
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
Fofsa
4.4
Lanji mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Advertisement

Fofsa at a glance

Fofsa is a village of 1,152 people in 261 households (Census 2011) in Lanji tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 66th-largest of 162 villages in Lanji tehsil. Literacy is 76%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,083 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 481224, served by Karanja (Balaghat) post office; the LGD village code is 498540. The sarpanch is Shivshankar Choudhary, and the village votes in Balaghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anubha Munjare. The population is estimated at 1,358 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Fofsa

Complete this village · 4/7

Add what you know →
  • Sarpanch name
  • Panchayat contact
  • Pincode
  • About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
  • A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
  • A festival or jatara
  • A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Fofsa

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
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
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
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
LANJI
Distance to nearest town (km)
9
Distance to district HQ (km)
74
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
9
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
295.07
Irrigated area (ha)
119.75
Forest area (ha)
23.79

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Fofsa

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Fofsa

LGD code
498540
Pincode
481224
Post office
Karanja (Balaghat)
Population (Census 2011)
1,152
Population (projected 2026)
1,358
Households
261
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1083
Literacy rate
75.7%
Lok Sabha constituency
Balaghat
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Balaghat
Member of Parliament
Bharti Pardhi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anubha Munjare
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Shivshankar Choudhary
Block / Mandal
Lanji
Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 481224

All villages in 481224 →

Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Fofsa

Other villages in Lanji mandal

View all 60+
Sources & freshness
  • 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, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Advertisement
Advertisement