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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
saroj singh
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- LGD code
- 501553
- Pincode
- 484669
- Post office
- Jaitpur (Shahdol)
- Population
- 1,603
- Households
- 431
- Literacy rate
- 60.3%
- Sex ratio
- 952 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 801
Census 2011 · in context
How Lafda compares
By population, Lafda ranks #16 of 130 villages in Gohparu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.3%
+4.9% vs mandal average
- Lafda
- 60.3%
- Gohparu mandal
- 55.4%
- Shahdol district
- 56.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
−60 vs mandal average
- Lafda
- 952
- Gohparu mandal
- 1,012
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Lafda
- 3.7
- Gohparu mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lafda at a glance
Lafda is a village of 1,603 people in 431 households (Census 2011) in Gohparu tehsil, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh, the 16th-largest of 130 villages in Gohparu tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 484669, served by Jaitpur (Shahdol) post office; the LGD village code is 501553. The sarpanch is saroj singh, and the village votes in Manpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Meena Singh. The population is estimated at 1,890 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lafda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- 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
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- 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
- SHAHDOL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 28
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 656.35
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2.15
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Lafda
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Key facts — Lafda
- LGD code
- 501553
- Pincode
- 484669
- Post office
- Jaitpur (Shahdol)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,603
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,890
- Households
- 431
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 952
- Literacy rate
- 60.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shahdol
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Manpur
- Member of Parliament
- Himadri Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Meena Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- saroj singh
- Block / Mandal
- Gohparu
- Nearest police station
- Police Station Manpur (19.8 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
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