# Lau Village, Rajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajpur, Surguja 

# Lau

Lau is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **2,573 people in 567 households**, the 5th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%.

- 2,573people (2011)
- 567households
- 45.0%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Lau PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lau is 497118.** Lau falls in Rajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatLau
- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code433269

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Lau from nearby towns?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Rajpur (nearest town)10 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 Lau?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Lau; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Lau known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mustard**. About 45% of the 1,974 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Lau

Of every 100 households in Lau in 2011, 20 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lau · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****44%**

**67%

Television ****3%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Lau?

■ Lau · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%**

**54.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**974

Working population ****54.0%**

**52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.3% for men and 38.2% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 333 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (19%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (2%) · **■** Marginal 749 (54%)

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 Rajpur

- Bariyon3,863 people
- Sidhama3,712 people
- Parsagudi3,371 people
- Dhandhapur3,351 people
- Chaura2,240 people
- Karra2,000 people
- Badauli1,998 people
- Budha Bagicha1,964 people

[All 86 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/rajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lau?497118
- How far is Lau from Ambikapur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Lau?2,573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lau in?Surguja district (Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Lau?45.0% (Census 2011)