Geographic Location of Lam

The village Lam is located in Laroka Tahsil of Rajouri District in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is governed by Lam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Nowshehra Community Development Block. The nearest town is Nowshera, which is about 20 kilometers away from Lam.

Travel and Communication for Lam

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Lam,
Rajouri,
Jammu and Kashmir, India
PIN - 184155

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Lam

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A brief summary of available data for Lam is given below:

Social Structure of Lam

As per available data from the year 2009, 1919 persons live in 438 house holds in the village Lam. There are 960 female individuals and 959 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.03% and males constitute 49.97% of the total population.

There are 1039 scheduled castes persons of which 524 are females and 515 are males. Females constitute 50.43% and males constitute 49.57% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 54.14% of the total population.

There are 689 scheduled tribes persons of which 340 are females and 349 are males. Females constitute 49.35% and males constitute 50.65% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 35.9% of the total population.

Population density of Lam is 154.96 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Lam

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Total area of Lam is 1238.4 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 198.7 ha. About 184.5 ha is un-irrigated area. About 14.2 ha is irrigated area. About 14.2 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 143.7 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 25.1 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Lam

There is a private pre-primary school in the village Lam.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Lam.

There is a government middle school in the village Lam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Nowshera, which is 5-10 kms away from Lam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Nowshera, which is more than 10 kms away from Lam.

Colleges in Lam

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Rajouri, which is more than 10 kms away from Lam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Lam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Lam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Rajouri, which is more than 10 kms away from Lam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Rajouri, which is more than 10 kms away from Lam.

Other Educational Facilities in Lam

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Rajouri, which is more than 10 kms away from Lam.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Lam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Lam.

Healthcare Facilities in Lam

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Lam.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Lam.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Lam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Lam.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Lam.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Lam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Lam.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Lam.

There is a veterinary hospital with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Lam.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Lam.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Lam.

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