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About Lambar Village

Lambar is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 323 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lambar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lambar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 241.02 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 323
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lambar compares

By the 2011 count Lambar is the 111th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 241.02 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Lambar

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

Lambar lies about 95 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 61 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 Lambar
Nearest town Saraipali 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Basna 23 km
Nearest railway station Jharadih 61 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 95 km

Villages closest to Lambar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lambar village had a population of 637. That makes it the 111th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Lambar village has 323 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lambar has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Lambar is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lambar covers 241.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lambar falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lambar is Jharadih, about 61 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Lambar.

Lambar is about 95 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lambar is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 18 km away. Basna is about 23 km away. Jharadih is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasipali (2.0 km), Bhauradadar (2.1 km) and Chhirrabahara (2.1 km).

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

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