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About Lamra Village

Lamra is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 248 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 603.47 hectares
Population 507
Male Population 248
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lamra compares

By the 2011 count Lamra is the 124th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 603.47 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Lamra

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

Lamra lies about 60 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Darekasa, about 36 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 Lamra
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 27 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Darekasa 36 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 60 km

Villages closest to Lamra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamra village had a population of 507. That makes it the 124th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Lamra village has 248 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamra has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Lamra is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamra covers 603.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lamra falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lamra is Darekasa, about 36 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 Lamra.

Lamra is about 60 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lamra is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 27 km away. Khairāgarh is about 29 km away. Darekasa is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khouda (2.0 km), Bardih (3.5 km) and Marka Tola (5.0 km).

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

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