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About Lufa Village

Lufa is a large village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,851, made up of 1,468 males and 1,383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1353.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lufa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lufa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495116
Area (hectares) 1353.64 hectares
Population 2,851
Male Population 1,468
Female Population 1,383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lufa compares

By the 2011 count Lufa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 1353.64 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Lufa

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

How far is Lufa from other places

Lufa lies about 45 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, about 3.9 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 Lufa
Nearest railway station Belgahna 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 19 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 25 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 45 km

Villages closest to Lufa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kota 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 Lufa

As per the Census of India 2011, Lufa village had a population of 2,851. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Lufa village has 1,468 males and 1,383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lufa has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Lufa is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lufa covers 1353.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lufa falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lufa is Belgahna, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Lufa is about 45 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lufa is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belgahna is about 3.9 km away. Kota is about 19 km away. Ratanpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atadda (2.7 km), Baheramuda (2.9 km) and Upka (3.1 km).

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

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