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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Lamba Kheda
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = hi
| other_name = Lambakheda
| settlement_type = village
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| coordinates = [23.326331°N 77.403966°E]|E|display=inline,title
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| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bhopal district|Bhopal]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Huzur]]
| established_title =
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| founder = '''Dr PRITHVI SINGH LAMBA'''
| seat_type = [[Panchayat]]
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| population_total = 3908
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'''Lamba Kheda''' is a village in the [[Bhopal district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is located in the [[Huzur]] [[tehsil]].

'''History of Lamba Kheda'''

Lamba kheda is Named on '''Dr PRITHVI SINGH LAMBA''' . This place is given to '''Dr PS Lamba''' by Govt. Of Madhya Pradesh when Dr Lamba was posted in Bhopal. Then after when Dr Lamba donated this village then it was named after his name Lamba kheda.

About '''Dr PRITHVI SINGH LAMBA''': Dr PRITHVI SINGH LAMBA was born on 10 October, 1920 in village Daulatpur, District Hisar, Haryana. He obtained his M.Sc. (Agri.) degree from College of Agriculture, Lyallpur (now in Pakistan) in 1943 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees with joint major in Agronomy and Soils from the University of Wisconsins, Madison (USA) in 1948 and 1949, respectively. He started working in 1940 as Agricultural Assistant and continued to work till he retiredin 1993. Dr. Lamba had been Director of Agriculture, Bhopal; Director of Research, HAU; Vice Chancellor, University of Udaipur and Haryana Agricultural University. He also worked as Chairman, Central Warehousing Corporation, and Hony. Director, Maharaja Suraj Mal Institute, New Delhi. After retirement, he worked as President of the Integrated Rural Development Society. He was the Founder Principal of Agriculture College, Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. In early 50s, he popularised use of fertiliser in rainfed areas for increasing food production. His work on aerial spray technology to control epidemic of pod borer on gram was appreciated not only by his superiors, but all dignitaries including Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India, and many Heads of foreign countries, Chairman of the Ford Foundation and Heads of U.K. High Commission and many Embassies including USA. Dr. Lamba was elected in 1948 as Member of Society of the Sigma XI, devoted to the promotion of research in Science in USA. In spite of holding administrative jobs, Dr. Lamba had keen interest in development of Agronomy for which the Indian Society of Agronomy (ISA) admitted him as Life Member of the Society, Fellow of ISA, Gold Medal and also awarded Life Time Achievement Award of the Society. He was elected as President of the IS for 1977 1981. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar, while celebrating its Silver Jubilee, conveyed appreciation for the services rendered by him. He was decorated with award of Hisar Ratna by Hisar Mandal of the Vishwa Jagriti Mission. He th left for heavenly abode on '''8 February, 2018''' After his demise Dr PS Lamba was awarded '''Gold Medal and also awarded Life Time Achievement Award''' which was awarded by Governor of Gujarat '''Acharya Devvrat''' to his elder son '''Paramjeet Singh Lamba''' and Grand son '''Mandeep Lamba'''.

'''Education'''

The Jai Narain College of Technology is located in New Chouksey Nagar, Lamba Kheda.<ref>[http://dte.mponline.gov.in/portal/services/onlinecounselling/administration/frmcollegelist.aspx?cid=PPT List of Institutes], Directorate of Technical Education</ref>

== Demographics ==

According to the [[2011 census of India]], Lamba Kheda has 806 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 81.38%.<ref name="census_2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name="census_2011">{{cite news |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2327_PART_B_DCHB_BHOPAL.pdf |title=District Census Handbook - Bhopal |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh |access-date=2015-07-20 }}</ref>
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 3908 || 2058 || 1850
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 524 || 289 || 235
|-
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 1100 || 560 || 540
|-
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 123 || 62 || 61
|-
| Literates || 2754 || 1532 || 1222
|-
| Workers (all) || 1394 || 1025 || 369
|-
| Main workers (total) || 1237 || 967 || 270
|-
| Main workers: Cultivators || 85 || 68 || 17
|-
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers || 76 || 35 || 41
|-
| Main workers: Household industry workers || 43 || 30 || 13
|-
| Main workers: Other || 1033 || 834 || 199
|-
| Marginal workers (total) || 157 || 58 || 99
|-
| Marginal workers: Cultivators || 14 || 7 || 7
|-
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers || 49 || 4 || 45
|-
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers || 18 || 3 || 15
|-
| Marginal workers: Others || 76 || 44 || 32
|-
| Non-workers || 2514 || 1033 || 1481
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Villages in Huzur tehsil}}

[[Category:Villages in Huzur tehsil]]

Lamba Kheda - Revision history

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