# Lafin Kalan Village, Mahasamund, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/mahasamund/lafin-kalan/ Village · Mahasamund, Mahasamund # Lafin Kalan Lafin Kalan is a village in Mahasamund sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493445**. The 2011 Census counted **1,190 people in 243 households**, the 62nd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%. - 1,190people (2011) - 243households - 68.6%literacy - 493445PIN code ## Lafin Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lafin Kalan is 493445.** Lafin Kalan falls in Mahasamund sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493445 - Gram panchayatLafin Kalan - Community development blockMahasamund - Census village code446255 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lafin Kalan from nearby towns? - Mahasamund (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)3 km by road - Bagbahara (nearest town)3 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Lafin Kalan? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Lafin Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahasamund - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahasamund - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahasamund - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lafin Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 469 hectares of village land is sown, and 258 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Lafin Kalan Of every 100 households in Lafin Kalan in 2011, 87 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lafin Kalan · ■ Mahasamund rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **84% Toilet within the home ****6%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****97%** **59% Television ****40%** **30% Mobile phone ****31%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **27% Own their home ****96%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Lafin Kalan? ■ Lafin Kalan · ■ Mahasamund rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **70.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1141** **973 Working population ****40.4%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 53.9% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 178 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (44%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (11%) · **■** Marginal 33 (7%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Mahasamund - Jhara1,205 people - Dhank1,200 people - Singhanpur1,200 people - Sirgidi Jamli1,192 people - Kachhardih1,188 people - Patewa1,186 people - Parsadih1,182 people - Chhapoaradih1,155 people [All 193 villages in Mahasamund](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/mahasamund/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lafin Kalan?493445 - How far is Lafin Kalan from Mahasamund?3 km by road - What is the population of Lafin Kalan?1,190 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lafin Kalan in?Mahasamund district (Mahasamund sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Lafin Kalan?68.6% (Census 2011)