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About Lamkeni Village

Lamkeni is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,171, made up of 575 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 827.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamkeni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamkeni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 827.44 hectares
Population 1,171
Male Population 575
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lamkeni compares

By the 2011 count Lamkeni is the 34th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 827.44 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Lamkeni

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

Lamkeni lies about 35 km from Mahasamund. 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 Lamkeni
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 6.4 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 35 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 35 km

Villages closest to Lamkeni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamkeni village had a population of 1,171. That makes it the 34th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Lamkeni village has 575 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamkeni has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Lamkeni is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamkeni covers 827.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lamkeni falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Lamkeni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Lamkeni is about 35 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lamkeni is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bagbahra is about 6.4 km away. Mahasamund is about 35 km away. Mahāsamund is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turijhar (1.8 km), Amgaon (2.4 km) and Anwarpur (2.6 km).

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

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