About Lafa Village

Lafa is a large village in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,874, made up of 1,403 males and 1,471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3439 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lafa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lafa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Korba
Tehsil	Pali
Pincode	495449
Area (hectares)	3439 hectares
Population	2,874
Male Population	1,403
Female Population	1,471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lafa compares

By the 2011 count Lafa is the 11th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 3439 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Lafa

Lafa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lafa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Lafa from other places

Lafa lies about 44 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, about 26 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 Lafa
Tehsil headquarters	Pali	9.4 km
Nearest town	Ratanpur	22 km
Nearest railway station	Belgahna	26 km
District headquarters	Korba	44 km

Villages closest to Lafa

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

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Common questions about Lafa

As per the Census of India 2011, Lafa village had a population of 2,874. That makes it the 11th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Lafa village has 1,403 males and 1,471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lafa has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Lafa is 495449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lafa covers 3439 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lafa falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lafa is Belgahna, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Lafa.

Lafa is about 44 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lafa is in Pali tehsil of Korba district. Pali is about 9.4 km away. Ratanpur is about 22 km away. Belgahna is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.