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About Lad Village

Lad is a mid sized village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,440, made up of 708 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1093 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lad village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Poundi Uproda
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 1093 hectares
Population 1,440
Male Population 708
Female Population 732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lad compares

By the 2011 count Lad is the 33rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 1093 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 995.

Getting to Lad

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

Lad lies about 34 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 19 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 Lad
Nearest railway station Dharamjaigarh Road 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Poundi Uproda 34 km
District headquarters Korba 34 km

Villages closest to Lad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poundi Uproda 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 Lad

As per the Census of India 2011, Lad village had a population of 1,440. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Lad village has 708 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lad has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Lad is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lad covers 1093 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lad falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lad is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 19 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 Lad.

Lad is about 34 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lad is in Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Dharamjaigarh Road is about 19 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 34 km away. Korba is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilaidand (19 km), Bankheta (23 km) and Sakho (24 km).

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

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