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About Lagam Village

Lagam is a small village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 179 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagam village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 288.24 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 179
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lagam compares

By the 2011 count Lagam is the 99th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 288.24 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Lagam

Lagam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lagam as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Khairi, Khatanga, Kotshila and Kunrali. 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 Lagam

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagam village had a population of 379. That makes it the 99th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Lagam village has 179 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagam has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Lagam is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagam covers 288.24 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.

Lagam falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Lagam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lagam.

Lagam is in Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya 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 Lagam today is likely to be higher.

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