# Lafra Village, Bichhiya, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/bichhiya/lafra/ Village · Bichhiya, Mandla # Lafra Lafra is a village in Bichhiya sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,936 people in 788 households**, the 6th largest of 333 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%. - 2,936people (2011) - 788households - 72.5%literacy - 980females per 1,000 males ## Lafra PIN code and other codes Lafra falls in Bichhiya sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBichhiya - Census village code493201 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lafra from nearby towns? - Bichhiya (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Mandla (district HQ)25 km by road - Bamhani (nearest town)8 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 Lafra? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Lafra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 15 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 Lafra known for? The main crops are **dhan**. About 51% of the 727 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Lafra Of every 100 households in Lafra in 2011, 76 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lafra · ■ Bichhiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **44% Toilet within the home ****15%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **94% Tap water ****47%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **98% Use banking services ****41%** **79% Television ****19%** **9% Mobile phone ****25%** **15% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **53% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Lafra? ■ Lafra · ■ Bichhiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **62.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **975 Working population ****50.1%** **55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 61.7% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 268 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 617 (42%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (5%) · **■** Marginal 496 (34%) 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 Bichhiya - Kakaiya3,518 people - Madhopur3,399 people - Sijhaura3,293 people - Ramnagar3,018 people - Bandarwadi F.V.2,771 people - Ahmadpur2,763 people - Matawal Alias Danitola2,575 people - Mand2,519 people [All 337 villages in Bichhiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/bichhiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Lafra from Mandla?25 km by road - What is the population of Lafra?2,936 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lafra in?Mandla district (Bichhiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Lafra?72.5% (Census 2011)