About Lamagaon Village

Lamagaon is a large village in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,630, made up of 1,336 males and 1,294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamagaon village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Darjeeling Pulbazar
Pincode	734201
Area (hectares)	669.76 hectares
Population	2,630
Male Population	1,336
Female Population	1,294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
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 Lamagaon compares

By the 2011 count Lamagaon is the 16th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 669.76 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Lamagaon

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

Lamagaon lies about 12 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 11 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 Lamagaon
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darjeeling Pulbazar	12 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	12 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	12 km

Villages closest to Lamagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darjeeling Pulbazar 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 Lamagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamagaon village had a population of 2,630. That makes it the 16th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Lamagaon village has 1,336 males and 1,294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamagaon has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Lamagaon is 734201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamagaon covers 669.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lamagaon falls under Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lamagaon is Darjeeling, about 11 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 Lamagaon.

Lamagaon is about 12 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lamagaon is in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district. Darjeeling is about 11 km away. Darjeeling Pulbazar is about 12 km away. Darjiling is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.