Lau, Rajpur, Balrampur, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Lau


The village Lau is located in Rajpur Tahsil of Balrampur District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Lau Gram Panchayat. It comes under Rajpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Rajpur, which is about 10 kilometers away from Lau.

Travel and Communication for Lau


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Lau


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Lau is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Lau is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Lau


As per available data from the year 2009, 2573 persons live in 567 house holds in the village Lau. There are 1294 female individuals and 1279 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.29% and males constitute 49.71% of the total population.

There are 10 scheduled castes persons of which 5 are females and 5 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.39% of the total population.

There are 2253 scheduled tribes persons of which 1139 are females and 1114 are males. Females constitute 50.55% and males constitute 49.45% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 87.56% of the total population.

Population density of Lau is 130.32 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Lau


Maps, reports and datasets of Lau on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Lau is 1974.41 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 887.01 ha. About 827.58 ha is un-irrigated area. About 59.43 ha is irrigated area. About 12.41 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 11.91 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 35.11 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 42.92 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 189.57 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 5.86 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 13.61 ha is culturable waste land. About 6.2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Lau


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Rajpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Lau.

There are 7 government primary schools in the village Lau.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Lau.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Sewari, which is 5-10 kms away from Lau.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Rajpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Lau.

Colleges in Lau


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Rajpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Lau.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Lau.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Lau.

There are no management institutes in the village Lau or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Lau.

Other Educational Facilities in Lau


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Rajpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Lau.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Lau or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Lau or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Lau


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Lau.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Lau.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Lau.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Lau.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Lau.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Lau or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Lau or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no dispensary in the village Lau or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Lau.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Lau.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Lau.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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