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About Lafin Kalan Village

Lafin Kalan is a mid sized village in Mahasamund tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 578 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lafin Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lafin Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Mahasamund
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 469.14 hectares
Population 1,190
Male Population 578
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lafin Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Lafin Kalan is the 62nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 469.14 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Lafin Kalan

Lafin Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lafin Kalan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lafin Kalan from other places

Lafin Kalan lies about 7.6 km from Mahasamund. 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 Lafin Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Mahasamund 7.6 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 7.6 km

Villages closest to Lafin Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahasamund 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 Lafin Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Lafin Kalan village had a population of 1,190. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Lafin Kalan village has 578 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lafin Kalan has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Lafin Kalan is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lafin Kalan covers 469.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lafin Kalan falls under Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Lafin Kalan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lafin Kalan.

Lafin Kalan is about 7.6 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lafin Kalan is in Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district. Mahasamund is about 7.6 km away. Mahāsamund is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lafin Khurd (1.5 km), Bhurka (2.8 km) and Baronda Bazar (3.6 km).

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

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