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Lahar

लहार
Buxwaha mandal
Pincode 471318
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Lahar observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Temple in Buxwaha mandal

The principal temple recorded for Buxwaha mandal is Northern temple consisting of a shrine and a porch sacred to Mahadeva or Linga, an inscription of Samvat 1014 over the lintel. No temple of this dedication is on record within Lahar itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Village snapshot

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
nannelal sour
Contact: 97****9945
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LGD code
458483
Pincode
471318
Post office
Buxwaha
Population
106
Households
30
Literacy rate
18.9%
Sex ratio
683 ♀/1000♂
Workers
59
Census 2011 · in context

How Lahar compares

By population, Lahar ranks #103 of 130 villages in Buxwaha mandal.

Literacy rate
%
18.9%
−33.2% vs mandal average
Lahar
18.9%
Buxwaha mandal
52.1%
Chhatarpur district
53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
683
−183 vs mandal average
Lahar
683
Buxwaha mandal
866
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.8 vs mandal average
Lahar
3.5
Buxwaha mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Lahar at a glance

Lahar is a village of 106 people in 30 households (Census 2011) in Buxwaha tehsil, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 103rd-largest of 130 villages in Buxwaha tehsil. Literacy is 19%, 33 points below the tehsil average of 52% and the sex ratio is 683 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 471318, served by Buxwaha post office; the LGD village code is 458483. The sarpanch is nannelal sour. The population is estimated at 125 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Lahar · this village10619%—
Nibar · Buxwaha2,04554%—
Bichhaun · Buxwaha11841%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lahar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SHAHGARH
Distance to nearest town (km)
16
Distance to district HQ (km)
110
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
30
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
368
Irrigated area (ha)
11.16
Forest area (ha)
90.77

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Lahar

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Lahar

LGD code
458483
Pincode
471318
Post office
Buxwaha
Population (Census 2011)
106
Population (projected 2026)
125
Households
30
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
683
Literacy rate
18.9%
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
nannelal sour
Block / Mandal
Buxwaha
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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