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About Lagma Village

Lagma is a large village in Chautham tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,240, made up of 1,692 males and 1,548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 851201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Khagaria
Tehsil Chautham
Pincode 851201
Area (hectares) 318 hectares
Population 3,240
Male Population 1,692
Female Population 1,548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lagma compares

By the 2011 count Lagma is the 16th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,494 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Lagma

Lagma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lagma as Available within <5 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 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 17 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Badla Ghat, about 4.7 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
Tehsil headquarters Chautham 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Badla Ghat 4.7 km
Nearest town Gogri Jamālpur 15 km
District headquarters Khagaria 17 km

Villages closest to Lagma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chautham 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 3,240. That makes it the 16th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,494 residents.

Lagma village has 1,692 males and 1,548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagma has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Lagma is 851201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagma covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lagma falls under Chautham tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lagma is Badla Ghat, about 4.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lagma.

Lagma is about 17 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagma is in Chautham tehsil of Khagaria district. Chautham is about 2.4 km away. Badla Ghat is about 4.7 km away. Gogri Jamālpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rohiar (under 2 km), Dhutauli (1.9 km) and Chautham (2.4 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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