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About Lamba Village

Lamba is a large village in Bilara tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,178, made up of 2,110 males and 2,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3037.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamba village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bilara
Pincode 342605
Area (hectares) 3037.23 hectares
Population 4,178
Male Population 2,110
Female Population 2,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lamba compares

By the 2011 count Lamba is the 10th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents. Its 3037.23 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Lamba

Lamba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lamba as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lamba from other places

Lamba lies about 55 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhawi, about 6.4 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 Lamba
Nearest railway station Bhawi 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilara 15 km
Nearest town Bilāra 15 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 55 km

Villages closest to Lamba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamba village had a population of 4,178. That makes it the 10th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents.

Lamba village has 2,110 males and 2,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamba has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Lamba is 342605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamba covers 3037.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lamba falls under Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Lamba is Bhawi, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lamba.

Lamba is about 55 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lamba is in Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhawi is about 6.4 km away. Bilara is about 15 km away. Bilāra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bala (3.2 km), Kanawasiya (3.7 km) and Bhavi (5.5 km).

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

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