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About Lamar Village

Lamar is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 246 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656.36 hectares hectares.

Lamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 656.36 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 246
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lamar compares

By the 2011 count Lamar is the 205th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 656.36 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Lamar

Lamar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lamar as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Kunar Seja, Kurkuti, Kushhai and Lakhbariya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Lamar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamar village had a population of 467. That makes it the 205th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Lamar village has 246 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamar has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Lamar covers 656.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lamar falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Lamar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lamar.

Lamar is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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