Village · Shahnagar, Panna # Lamtara Lamtara is a village in Shahnagar sub-district of Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,446 people in 602 households, the 7th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 2,446 people (2011) - 602 households - 57.3% literacy - 1,021 females per 1,000 males ## Lamtara PIN code and other codes Lamtara falls in Shahnagar sub-district, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Shahnagar - Census village code 459371 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lamtara from nearby towns? - Shahnagar (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Panna (district HQ) 110 km by road - Katni (nearest town) 32 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lamtara? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Lamtara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat 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 · Sahnagar - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shahnagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katni - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lamtara known for? The main crops are dhan, tilli and wheat. About 40% of the 1,138 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Lamtara Of every 100 households in Lamtara in 2011, 21 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lamtara · ■ Shahnagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 21% 30% - Toilet within the home 2% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 96% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 2% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 98% - Use banking services 22% 38% - Television 4% 7% - Mobile phone 17% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 49% 51% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lamtara? ■ Lamtara · ■ Shahnagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.3% 61.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1021 927 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1196 926 - Working population 52.3% 44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.7% for men and 40.7% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 28 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 35 (3%) · ■ Household industry 52 (4%) · ■ Other work 48 (4%) · ■ Marginal 1,117 (87%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahnagar - Sundaur 3,575 people - Puraina 3,384 people - Rampur 2,800 people - Kachauri 2,635 people - Sugraha 2,393 people - Bori 2,361 people - Khamharia 2,314 people - Atarhai 2,096 people All 121 villages in Shahnagar ## Quick answers - How far is Lamtara from Panna? 110 km by road - What is the population of Lamtara? 2,446 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lamtara in? Panna district (Shahnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Lamtara? 57.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/shahnagar/lamtara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.