# Lamer Village, Takhatpur, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/lamer/ Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur # Lamer Lamer is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495112**. The 2011 Census counted **3,846 people in 834 households**, the 7th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 3,846people (2011) - 834households - 72.0%literacy - 495112PIN code ## Lamer PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lamer is 495112.** Lamer falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495112 - Gram panchayatLamer - Community development blockTakhatpur - Census village code438675 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lamer from nearby towns? - Takhatpur (sub-district HQ)46 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)19 km by road - Bilaspur (nearest town)19 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Lamer? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Lamer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ganiyari - ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lamer known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 58% of the 1,040 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Lamer Of every 100 households in Lamer in 2011, 90 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lamer · ■ Takhatpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****9%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****27%** **27% Television ****38%** **29% Mobile phone ****26%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****24%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Lamer? ■ Lamer · ■ Takhatpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **67.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **956 Working population ****49.0%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 61.1% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 624 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 571 (30%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 159 (8%) · **■** Marginal 520 (28%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Takhatpur - Ganiyari4,958 people - Nirtoo4,457 people - Ghuru4,440 people - Newra3,858 people - Bharni3,770 people - Saida3,713 people - Kharkena3,702 people - Mochh3,469 people [All 176 villages in Takhatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lamer?495112 - How far is Lamer from Bilaspur?19 km by road - What is the population of Lamer?3,846 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lamer in?Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Lamer?72.0% (Census 2011)