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About Lamin Village

Lamin is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,573, made up of 779 males and 794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamin village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 1,573
Male Population 779
Female Population 794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lamin compares

By the 2011 count Lamin is the 48th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Lamin

Lamin is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lamin 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lamin from other places

Lamin lies about 45 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Unchi Bassi, about 1.8 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 Lamin
Nearest railway station Unchi Bassi 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 6.8 km
Nearest town Dasūya 6.8 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 45 km

Villages closest to Lamin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamin village had a population of 1,573. That makes it the 48th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Lamin village has 779 males and 794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamin has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Lamin is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamin covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lamin falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lamin is Unchi Bassi, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Lamin.

Lamin is about 45 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lamin is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Unchi Bassi is about 1.8 km away. Dasua is about 6.8 km away. Dasūya is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Unchi Bassi (under 2 km), Fatehgarh (1.7 km) and Sadarpur (2.0 km).

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

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