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About Lagma Village

Lagma is a large village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,489, made up of 1,379 males and 1,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813203
Area (hectares) 333 hectares
Population 2,489
Male Population 1,379
Female Population 1,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lagma compares

By the 2011 count Lagma is the 34th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 333 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Lagma

Lagma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lagma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lagma from other places

Lagma lies about 34 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kahalgaon, about 8.4 km away. 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 Lagma
Nearest railway station Kahalgaon 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 8.6 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 34 km

Villages closest to Lagma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colgong 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 Lagma

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagma village had a population of 2,489. That makes it the 34th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Lagma village has 1,379 males and 1,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagma has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Lagma is 813203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagma covers 333 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lagma falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lagma is Kahalgaon, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lagma.

Lagma is about 34 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagma is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kahalgaon is about 8.4 km away. Colgong is about 8.6 km away. Bhagalpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshopur (under 2 km), Barahamchari (under 2 km) and Ragharia (under 2 km).

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

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