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About Labha Village

Labha is a mid sized village in Makdi tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 265 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Labha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Labha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Makdi
Pincode 494228
Area (hectares) 317.34 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 265
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Labha compares

By the 2011 count Labha is the 75th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 317.34 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Labha

Labha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Labha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Labha from other places

Labha lies about 14 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Bade Arapur, about 28 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Labha
Tehsil headquarters Makdi 14 km
District headquarters Bastar 14 km
Nearest railway station Bade Arapur 28 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 30 km

Villages closest to Labha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Makdi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Labha

As per the Census of India 2011, Labha village had a population of 543. That makes it the 75th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Labha village has 265 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Labha has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Labha is 494228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Labha covers 317.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Labha falls under Makdi tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Labha is Bade Arapur, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Labha.

Labha is about 14 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Labha is in Makdi tehsil of Bastar district. Makdi is about 14 km away. Bastar is about 14 km away. Bade Arapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirlabhat (under 2 km), Seoni (2.2 km) and Balenga (7.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Labha today is likely to be higher.

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