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About Lamsa Village

Lamsa is a small village in Khonsa tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 168 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamsa village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Khonsa
Pincode 786630
Population 326
Male Population 168
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lamsa compares

By the 2011 count Lamsa is the 20th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 315 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Lamsa

Lamsa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lamsa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lamsa from other places

Lamsa lies about 26 km from Tirap. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lamsa
Tehsil headquarters Khonsa 1.6 km
District headquarters Tirap 26 km
Nearest town Margherita 30 km

Villages closest to Lamsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khonsa tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lamsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamsa village had a population of 326. That makes it the 20th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 315 residents.

Lamsa village has 168 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamsa has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Lamsa is 786630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamsa falls under Khonsa tehsil of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The census record for Lamsa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lamsa.

Lamsa is about 26 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lamsa is in Khonsa tehsil of Tirap district. Khonsa is about 1.6 km away. Tirap is about 26 km away. Margherita is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khela (1.6 km), Khonsa (1.6 km) and Wathin (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lamsa today is likely to be higher.

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