Fofsa गाव, Lanji तहसील, Balaghat जिल्हा — पिनकोड 481224, लोकसंख्या, सरपंच, हवामान

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

Shivshankar Choudhary

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LGD code: 498540
Pincode: 481224
Post office: Karanja (Balaghat)
Population: 1,152
Households: 261
Literacy rate: 75.7%
Sex ratio: 1083 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 747

जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत

Fofsa ची तुलना

By population, Fofsa ranks #66 of 162 villages in Lanji mandal.

Literacy rate

75.7%

+8.0% vs mandal average

Fofsa: 75.7%
Lanji mandal: 67.7%
Balaghat district: 67.4%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

1,083

+69 vs mandal average

Fofsa: 1,083
Lanji mandal: 1,014

Household size

people per home

4.4

−0.1 vs mandal average

Fofsa: 4.4
Lanji mandal: 4.5

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

Fofsa एका दृष्टिक्षेपात

Fofsa हे Madhya Pradeshच्या Balaghat जिल्ह्यातील Lanji तहसीलमधील 1,152 लोकसंख्येचे 261 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Lanji तहसीलमधील 162 गावांत 66वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 76% आहे, तहसील सरासरी 68% पेक्षा 8 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 1,083 स्त्रिया. पिनकोड 481224 आहे, Karanja (Balaghat) पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 498540 आहे. सरपंच Shivshankar Choudhary आहेत; गाव Balaghat विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Anubha Munjare. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 1,358, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Fofsa

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: No
Well water: Yes
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: No
Electricity for homes: Yes
Electricity for farms: Yes
Power hours (summer): 8
Power hours (winter): 8
Primary school: 1
Middle school: 1
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: No
Railway station: No
Pucca (paved) road: Yes
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: Yes
Fair-price shop: Yes
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: LANJI
Distance to nearest town (km): 9
Distance to district HQ (km): 74
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 9
All-weather road: Yes
Total area (ha): 295.07
Irrigated area (ha): 119.75
Forest area (ha): 23.79

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

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मुख्य माहिती — Fofsa

LGD code: 498540
Pincode: 481224
Post office: Karanja (Balaghat)
Population (Census 2011): 1,152
Population (projected 2026): 1,358
Households: 261
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 1083
Literacy rate: 75.7%
Lok Sabha constituency: Balaghat
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Balaghat
Member of Parliament: Bharti Pardhi
Member of Legislative Assembly: Anubha Munjare
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: Shivshankar Choudhary
Block / Mandal: Lanji

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Balaghat district level

Then & Now

Fofsa — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

1,152

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

1,358

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

261

Census 2011 baseline

+18.0%

Households · 2026

308

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 1,152Census 2011
Households: 261Census 2011
Literacy rate: 75.7%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 1083 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 1,3582026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 3082026 projection
Active job cards: 2,75,919MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 1,81,128MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 5,64,02,812ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 979NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 79.8%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 98.7%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 79.6%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: —NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 60.6%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 59.1%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Balaghat district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 37,15,287PMAY-G · 37,15,287 of 49,89,236 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Balaghat district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 5,79,642Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Balaghat district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

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September 2026

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CJP chief Dipke visits tribal families in MP's Balaghat, seeks accountability over child deaths

Reported by The New Indian Express.

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Fofsa बद्दल वारंवार विचारले जाणारे प्रश्न

Fofsa चा पिनकोड काय आहे?

Madhya Pradeshच्या Balaghat जिल्ह्यातील Lanji तहसीलमधील Fofsa चा पिनकोड 481224 आहे. पोस्ट ऑफिस Karanja (Balaghat) आहे.

Fofsa ला कोणते पोस्ट ऑफिस टपाल पोहोचवते?

Fofsa ची टपाल Balaghat जिल्ह्यातील Lanji तहसीलमधील Karanja (Balaghat) पोस्ट ऑफिस, पिनकोड 481224 मार्फत पोहोचते.

Fofsa कोणत्या जिल्ह्यात आहे?

Fofsa हे भारतातील Madhya Pradeshच्या Balaghat जिल्ह्यातील Lanji तहसीलमधील गाव आहे.

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Fofsa ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2011 च्या जनगणनेनुसार Fofsa गावाची लोकसंख्या 1,152 आहे 261 कुटुंबांत.

Fofsa चे सरपंच कोण आहेत?

Fofsa ग्रामपंचायतीचे विद्यमान सरपंच Shivshankar Choudhary आहेत.

Fofsa ची साक्षरता दर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Fofsa गावाची साक्षरता 75.7% आहे.

Fofsa चे लिंग गुणोत्तर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Fofsa गावात दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 1083 स्त्रिया आहेत.

Fofsa चे आमदार कोण?

Fofsa Balaghat विधानसभा मतदारसंघात (AC 111) येते. विद्यमान आमदार Anubha Munjare (INC).

Fofsa चे खासदार कोण?

Fofsa Balaghat लोकसभा मतदारसंघात आहे. विद्यमान खासदार Bharti Pardhi (Bharti Pardhi).

2026 मध्ये Fofsa ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2026 मध्ये Fofsa ची अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 1,358, 2011 च्या 1,152 पेक्षा सुमारे 18% जास्त (राज्य वाढ दरावरून अंदाज).

Fofsa चा एलजीडी कोड काय?

Fofsa गावाचा एलजीडी कोड 498540 आहे.

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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, 2026-09-19
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)