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About Lafra Village

Lafra is a large village in Bichhiya tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,936, made up of 1,483 males and 1,453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 727.18 hectares hectares.

Lafra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lafra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Bichhiya
Area (hectares) 727.18 hectares
Population 2,936
Male Population 1,483
Female Population 1,453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lafra compares

By the 2011 count Lafra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 744 residents. Its 727.18 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Lafra

Lafra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lafra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kumaha Ryt, Kumhali Ryt, Kumharra and Kutarwani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Lafra

As per the Census of India 2011, Lafra village had a population of 2,936. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 744 residents.

Lafra village has 1,483 males and 1,453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lafra has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Lafra covers 727.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lafra falls under Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lafra.

Lafra is in Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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