# Lafan Village, Ghughari, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ghughari, Mandla 

# Lafan

Lafan is a village in Ghughari sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **988 people in 242 households**, the 75th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 988people (2011)
- 242households
- 55.1%literacy
- 1,067females per 1,000 males

## Lafan PIN code and other codes

Lafan falls in Ghughari sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGhughari
- Census village code493150

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

## How far is Lafan from nearby towns?

- Ghughari (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)80 km by road
- Mandla (nearest town)80 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 Lafan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Lafan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghutas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bichhiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 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 Lafan known for?

The main crops are **dhan, kodu and makka**. About 67% of the 523 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lafan

Of every 100 households in Lafan in 2011, 11 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lafan · ■ Ghughari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****79%**

**81%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****81%**

**69%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Lafan?

■ Lafan · ■ Ghughari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138**

**994

Working population ****58.1%**

**57.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 40.8% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 458 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (5%) · **■** Marginal 68 (12%)

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 Ghughari

- Naharbeli1,012 people
- Pipardarra1,003 people
- Dongargaon999 people
- Kandra994 people
- Manga987 people
- Dundadeh Ryt.984 people
- Katangi936 people
- Khamhariya927 people

[All 183 villages in Ghughari](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/ghughari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lafan from Mandla?80 km by road
- What is the population of Lafan?988 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lafan in?Mandla district (Ghughari sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lafan?55.1% (Census 2011)