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About Lagma Village

Lagma is a mid sized village in Paraswada tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 856, made up of 431 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 hectares hectares.

Lagma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagma village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Paraswada
Area (hectares) 252 hectares
Population 856
Male Population 431
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lagma compares

By the 2011 count Lagma is the 39th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 252 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1052.

Getting to Lagma

Lagma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lagma as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lagma from other places

Lagma lies about 34 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, 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 Lagma
Nearest town Malajkhand 28 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Paraswada 34 km
District headquarters Balaghat 34 km

Villages closest to Lagma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagma village had a population of 856. That makes it the 39th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Lagma village has 431 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagma has about 986 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 1052.

Lagma covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lagma falls under Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lagma is Dhapewara, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lagma.

Lagma is about 34 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagma is in Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 28 km away. Dhapewara is about 30 km away. Paraswada is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur Ryt (under 2 km), Rajpur Theka (under 2 km) and Gudma (1.7 km).

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

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