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About Lagma Village

Lagma is a mid sized village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,982, made up of 1,098 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares.

Lagma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Dharhara
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 1,982
Male Population 1,098
Female Population 884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lagma compares

By the 2011 count Lagma is the 22nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Lagma

Lagma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lagma as Available within village. 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 Lagma from other places

Lagma lies about 12 km from Munger. 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 Dharhara 5.9 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 11 km
District headquarters Munger 12 km

Villages closest to Lagma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharhara 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 1,982. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Lagma village has 1,098 males and 884 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 881.

Lagma covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lagma falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

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

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

Lagma is about 12 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagma is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Dharhara is about 5.9 km away. Jamālpur is about 11 km away. Munger is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hemzapur (under 2 km), Sundarpur (under 2 km) and Shibkund (1.7 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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