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About Lamkana Village

Lamkana is a mid sized village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,212, made up of 654 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.61 hectares hectares.

Lamkana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamkana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Narwar
Area (hectares) 603.61 hectares
Population 1,212
Male Population 654
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lamkana compares

By the 2011 count Lamkana is the 54th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 603.61 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Lamkana

Lamkana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lamkana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Lamkana from other places

Lamkana lies about 66 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Sonagir, about 17 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 Lamkana
Nearest railway station Sonagir 17 km
Nearest town Datia 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Narwar 34 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 66 km

Villages closest to Lamkana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamkana village had a population of 1,212. That makes it the 54th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Lamkana village has 654 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamkana has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 836.

Lamkana covers 603.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lamkana falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lamkana is Sonagir, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Lamkana.

Lamkana is about 66 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lamkana is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Sonagir is about 17 km away. Datia is about 21 km away. Narwar 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 Andora (3.3 km), Raipahadi (3.7 km) and Bhasada Kalan (4.9 km).

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

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