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About Lamting Village

Lamting is a small village in Ravong tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 175 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamting Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamting village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Ravong
Pincode 737111
Area (hectares) 257.73 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 175
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Lamting compares

By the 2011 count Lamting is the 42nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents. Its 257.73 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Lamting

Lamting is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lamting 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. The nearest villages by name are Hingdam, Kau, Kewzing and Kewzing Forest Block. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Lamting

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamting village had a population of 335. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents.

Lamting village has 175 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamting has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Lamting is 737111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamting covers 257.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lamting falls under Ravong tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Lamting notes the nearest railway station 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 Lamting.

Lamting is in Ravong tehsil of South District district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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