About Lama Village

Lama is a small village in Khliehriat tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 162 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lama village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Khliehriat
Pincode	793160
Population	338
Male Population	162
Female Population	176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,086
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 Lama compares

By the 2011 count Lama is the 67th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 827 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Lama

Lama is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lama 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 Lama from other places

Lama lies about 24 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, about 36 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 Lama
Tehsil headquarters	Khliehriat	24 km
District headquarters	Jaintia Hills	24 km
Nearest town	Jowai	30 km
Nearest railway station	Longai	36 km

Villages closest to Lama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lama village had a population of 338. That makes it the 67th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 827 residents.

Lama village has 162 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lama has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Lama is 793160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lama falls under Khliehriat tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Lama is Longai, about 36 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 Lama.

Lama is about 24 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lama is in Khliehriat tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Khliehriat is about 24 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 24 km away. Jowai is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.