Lamhi Explained
| Lamhi |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Alt: | Munshi Premchand Memorial Gate, Lamhi, Varanasi |
| Pushpin Map: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Village location on Varanasi district map |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Name2: | Varanasi district |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 82.00 |
| Population Total: | 1841 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 221007 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | UP65 XXXX |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Village code |
| Blank Info Sec2: | Varanasi |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Lamhi or Lamahi[1] is a village, and gram panchayat, just north of the holy city of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[2] The renowned Hindi and Urdu writer Munshi Premchand was born here on 31 July 1880.[3]
There are two villages in the Lamahi Gram Panchayat: Lamahi with a population of 1,841 (2011) and Banwaripur with a population of 764 (2011).[4]
In 2016, Banaras Hindu University established its "Munshi Prem Chandra Memorial Research Institute and Study Centre" in Lamhi.[5]
Transport
Road
Lamahi is connected to Varanasi and Azamgarh by National Highway 28, a two-lane highway. There is a proposed ring road for Varanasi that would pass near to Lamhi.
Airport
The nearest airport, Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, is 20 km away from Lamhi.
Rail
The nearest railway station is Varanasi Junction which is situated on the Howrah–Delhi main line. The station is 9 km away from Lamhi.
Points of interest
- Munshi Premchand Monument and Memorial Park[6] [7]
- Munshi Premchand Smriti Dwar (Munshi Premchand Memorial Gate)
- Munshi Premchand Sarovar
- Lamahi Ram-Reela
- Har Har Mahadev Temple
- Lamahi Post office
- Kashi Temple
- Premchand's photo of torn shoes
Notable individuals
References
Notes and References
- , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- http://iay.nic.in/netiay/benf_lvl2.aspx?page=p&panchayat_code=3161028052&panchayat_name=LAMHI&state_code=31&state_name=UTTAR%20PRADESH&district_name=VARANASI&block_name=Harahua,&fin_year=2011-2012&shortname=UP IAY Report for Financial year 2011-2012
- News: 2009-07-31 . Lamhi village pulsates with memory of Munshi Premchand . The Times of India . 2023-10-13 . 0971-8257.
- Web site: Lamahi-Gram Panchayat: About Us . https://web.archive.org/web/20181001035146/http://www.lamahi-gp.uppr.gov.in/home/-/asset_publisher/17rkbG0deHlj/content/gram-panchayat-lamahi/ . 1 October 2018 . live . dmy.
- Important Events . Central Public Works Department Monthly e-Newsletter . September 2016 . 5 . Central Public Works Department, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20170227062538/http://cpwd.gov.in/WriteReadData/newsletter/2016_8_E_newsletter_Sept_2016-2.pdf . 27 February 2017 . live . dmy . 26 February 2017 .
- Web site: Lamahi-Gram Panchayat: Tourist Places . https://web.archive.org/web/20181001034540/http://areaprofiler.gov.in/aboutUsIntgeratedPES.do?stateCode=0&lbCode=93348&languageId=1 . 1 October 2018 . live . dmy.
- Web site: लमही महोत्सव का आगाज आज: मुंशी प्रेमचंद की जयंती पर खत्म होंगी प्रशासन और ग्रामीणों के बीच की दूरियां . 2023-10-13 . Amar Ujala . hi.
