Skip to main content

About Lep Village

Lep is a small village in Mhasla tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 121 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,273 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 402105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lep Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lep village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Mhasla
Pincode 402105
Area (hectares) 496.01 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 121
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,273
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lep compares

By the 2011 count Lep is the 55th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 620 residents. Its 496.01 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1288.

Getting to Lep

Lep is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lep as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lep from other places

Lep lies about 33 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 32 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 Lep
Nearest railway station Kotarlia 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhasla 33 km
District headquarters Raigarh 33 km

Villages closest to Lep

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lep village had a population of 275. That makes it the 55th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 620 residents.

Lep village has 121 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lep has about 1273 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1288.

The pincode recorded for Lep is 402105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lep covers 496.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lep falls under Mhasla tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lep is Kotarlia, about 32 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lep.

Lep is about 33 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lep is in Mhasla tehsil of Raigarh district. Kotarlia is about 32 km away. Mhasla is about 33 km away. Raigarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Toradi (7.4 km), Revali (28 km) and Kharsai (30 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All