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About Lahod Village

Lahod is a large village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,405, made up of 1,643 males and 1,762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 854 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahod village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 854 hectares
Population 3,405
Male Population 1,643
Female Population 1,762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahod compares

By the 2011 count Lahod is the 10th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 854 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Lahod

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

Lahod lies about 80 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 30 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 Lahod
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 11 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 11 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 30 km
District headquarters Raipur 80 km

Villages closest to Lahod

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Lahod

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahod village had a population of 3,405. That makes it the 10th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Lahod village has 1,643 males and 1,762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahod has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Lahod is 493526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahod covers 854 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahod falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lahod is Nipania, about 30 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 village for Lahod.

Lahod is about 80 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahod is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 11 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 11 km away. Nipania is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamhardih (2.1 km), Dotopar (2.3 km) and Gindola (2.6 km).

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

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