About Lamu Village

Lamu is a mid sized village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 377 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Holi
Pincode	176309
Area (hectares)	284.89 hectares
Population	716
Male Population	377
Female Population	339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lamu compares

By the 2011 count Lamu is the 7th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 284.89 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Lamu

Lamu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lamu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Lamu from other places

Lamu lies about 42 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 30 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 Lamu
Tehsil headquarters	Holi	5.2 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	30 km
District headquarters	Chamba	42 km

Villages closest to Lamu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamu village had a population of 716. That makes it the 7th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Lamu village has 377 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamu has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Lamu is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamu covers 284.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lamu falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lamu is Chamunda Marg, about 30 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lamu.

Lamu is about 42 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lamu is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 5.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 24 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.