About Lamta Village

Lamta is a mid sized village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,681, made up of 888 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamta village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Lawalaung
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	266.55 hectares
Population	1,681
Male Population	888
Female Population	793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lamta compares

By the 2011 count Lamta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 266.55 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Lamta

Lamta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lamta as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Lamta from other places

Lamta lies about 13 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 22 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 Lamta
Tehsil headquarters	Lawalaung	13 km
District headquarters	Chatra	13 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	13 km
Nearest railway station	Shivpur	22 km

Villages closest to Lamta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamta village had a population of 1,681. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Lamta village has 888 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamta has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Lamta is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamta covers 266.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lamta falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lamta is Shivpur, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lamta.

Lamta is about 13 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lamta is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 13 km away. Chatra is about 13 km away. Chatrā is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.