# Lamkeni Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Lamkeni

Lamkeni is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491559**. The 2011 Census counted **952 people in 253 households**, the 59th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 952people (2011)
- 253households
- 71.9%literacy
- 491559PIN code

## Lamkeni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lamkeni is 491559.** Lamkeni falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491559
- Gram panchayatLamkeni
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code445921

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Lamkeni from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)106 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)22 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 Lamkeni?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Lamkeni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Toshgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Lamkeni known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 61% of the 630 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Lamkeni

Of every 100 households in Lamkeni in 2011, 73 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lamkeni · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****61%**

**63%

Television ****8%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Lamkeni?

■ Lamkeni · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**953

Working population ****50.5%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 61.8% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 103 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (17%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 277 (58%)

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 Saraipali

- Ichchhapur994 people
- Bodesara983 people
- Kalenda968 people
- Khaparidih953 people
- Jalgarh950 people
- Kasalba949 people
- Bagaijor948 people
- Lakhanpur945 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lamkeni?491559
- How far is Lamkeni from Mahasamund?106 km by road
- What is the population of Lamkeni?952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lamkeni in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Lamkeni?71.9% (Census 2011)