Village · Baloda Bazar, Raipur
# Lahod

Lahod is a village in Baloda Bazar sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493526. The 2011 Census counted 3,405 people in 646 households, the 10th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.
- 3,405 people (2011)
- 646 households
- 70.9% literacy
- 493526 PIN code

## Lahod PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Lahod is 493526. Lahod falls in Baloda Bazar sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493526
- Gram panchayat Lahod
- Community development block Balodabazar
- Census village code 443779

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Lahod from nearby towns?
- Baloda Bazar (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ) 96 km by road
- Baloda Bazar (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Lahod?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Lahod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baloda Bazar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Baloda Bazar
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lahod known for?

The main crops are paddy and tivra. About 85% of the 854 hectares of village land is sown, and 696 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Lahod

Of every 100 households in Lahod in 2011, 75 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lahod · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 75% 76%
- Toilet within the home 13% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 90%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97%
- Use banking services 56% 33%
- Television 40% 27%
- Mobile phone 37% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 27%
- Own their home 92% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Lahod?

■ Lahod · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.9% 68.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1072 1007
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1030 976
- Working population 41.6% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 59.6% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 474 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 464 (33%) · ■ Other work 224 (16%) · ■ Marginal 253 (18%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Baloda Bazar
- Ahilda 4,127 people
- Damru 4,101 people
- Rasedi 3,608 people
- Karmada 3,548 people
- Kohraod 3,370 people
- Dharasiv 3,254 people
- Barda 3,182 people
- Bagubuda 2,999 people

All 147 villages in Baloda Bazar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Lahod? 493526
- How far is Lahod from Raipur? 96 km by road
- What is the population of Lahod? 3,405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lahod in? Raipur district (Baloda Bazar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Lahod? 70.9% (Census 2011)

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