About Lamer Village

Lamer is a large village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,846, made up of 1,948 males and 1,898 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1039.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamer village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Takhatpur
Pincode	495112
Area (hectares)	1039.82 hectares
Population	3,846
Male Population	1,948
Female Population	1,898
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lamer compares

By the 2011 count Lamer is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 1039.82 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Lamer

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

Lamer lies about 17 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 3.2 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 Lamer
Nearest railway station	Kalmitar	3.2 km
Nearest town	Ratanpur	13 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Takhatpur	23 km

Villages closest to Lamer

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

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Common questions about Lamer

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamer village had a population of 3,846. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Lamer village has 1,948 males and 1,898 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamer has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Lamer is 495112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamer covers 1039.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lamer falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lamer is Kalmitar, about 3.2 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Lamer.

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

Lamer is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kalmitar is about 3.2 km away. Ratanpur is about 13 km away. Bilaspur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.