About Lamaten Village

Lamaten is a mid sized village in Rongli tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 324 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamaten Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamaten village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Rongli
Pincode	737131
Area (hectares)	648.26 hectares
Population	611
Male Population	324
Female Population	287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lamaten compares

By the 2011 count Lamaten is the 13th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents. Its 648.26 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Lamaten

Lamaten is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lamaten as Available within 5 - 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 Lamaten from other places

Lamaten lies about 11 km from East District, and the nearest railway station is Chalsa, about 40 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 Lamaten
Tehsil headquarters	Rongli	4.0 km
District headquarters	East District	11 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	15 km
Nearest railway station	Chalsa	40 km

Villages closest to Lamaten

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamaten village had a population of 611. That makes it the 13th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents.

Lamaten village has 324 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamaten has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Lamaten is 737131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamaten covers 648.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lamaten falls under Rongli tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Lamaten is Chalsa, about 40 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lamaten.

Lamaten is about 11 km from East District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lamaten is in Rongli tehsil of East District district. Rongli is about 4.0 km away. East District is about 11 km away. Gangtok is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.