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About Lamaj Village

Lamaj is a small village in Mahabaleshwar tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 196 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 977.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamaj village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Mahabaleshwar
Pincode 415715
Area (hectares) 977.29 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 196
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lamaj compares

By the 2011 count Lamaj is the 37th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 977.29 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Lamaj

Lamaj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lamaj as Available within <5 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 Lamaj from other places

Lamaj lies about 37 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 25 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 Lamaj
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 25 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahabaleshwar 34 km
District headquarters Satara 37 km

Villages closest to Lamaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamaj village had a population of 415. That makes it the 37th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Lamaj village has 196 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamaj has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1079.

The pincode recorded for Lamaj is 415715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamaj covers 977.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lamaj falls under Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lamaj is Kalambani Budruk, about 25 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lamaj.

Lamaj is about 37 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lamaj is in Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district. Kalambani Budruk is about 25 km away. Chiplūn is about 29 km away. Mahabaleshwar 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 Uchat (2.6 km), Morni (3.1 km) and Saloshi (3.5 km).

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

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