Village · Pushparajgarh, Anuppur
# Lamsarai

Lamsarai is a village in Pushparajgarh sub-district of Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,660 people in 352 households, the 18th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.
- 1,660 people (2011)
- 352 households
- 55.9% literacy
- 912 females per 1,000 males

## Lamsarai PIN code and other codes

Lamsarai falls in Pushparajgarh sub-district, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Pushparajgarh
- Census village code 502189

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Lamsarai from nearby towns?
- Pushparajgarh (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Anuppur (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Amarkantak (nearest town) 60 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Lamsarai?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Lamsarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Damehadi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahdol
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lamsarai known for?

The main crops are makka, dhan and soyabean. About 60% of the 970 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Lamsarai

Of every 100 households in Lamsarai in 2011, 28 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lamsarai · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 28% 16%
- Toilet within the home 0% 2%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 97%
- Tap water 2% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 64% 78%
- Television 1% 4%
- Mobile phone 11% 14%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 62% 63%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Lamsarai?

■ Lamsarai · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.9% 60.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 912 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 785 953
- Working population 52.7% 57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 38.7% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 130 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 239 (27%) · ■ Household industry 20 (2%) · ■ Other work 45 (5%) · ■ Marginal 441 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pushparajgarh
- Ledhara 1,740 people
- Nougawan 1,728 people
- Kachhra Tola 1,713 people
- Majhigawan 1,707 people
- Khajurwar 1,659 people
- Harrai 1,619 people
- Lakhaura 1,609 people
- Achalpur 1,601 people

All 271 villages in Pushparajgarh

## Quick answers
- How far is Lamsarai from Anuppur? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Lamsarai? 1,660 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lamsarai in? Anuppur district (Pushparajgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lamsarai? 55.9% (Census 2011)

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