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Lamhi
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.
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).[3]
In 2016, Banaras Hindu University established its "Munshi Prem Chandra Memorial Research Institute and Study Centre" in Lamhi.[4]
Transport[edit]
Road[edit]
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[edit]
The nearest airport, Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, is 20 km away from Lamhi.
Rail[edit]
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[edit]
- Munshi Premchand Monument and Memorial Park[5]
- Munshi Premchand Smriti Dwar (Munshi Premchand Memorial Gate)[5]
- Munshi Premchand Sarovar
- Lamahi Ram-Reela
- Har Har Mahadev Temple
- Lamahi Post office
- Kashi Temple
- Premchand's photo of torn shoes
Notable individuals[edit]
References[edit]
- https://ravikumarswarnkar.wordpress.com/tag/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80/
- http://kkyadav.blogspot.in/2014/04/blog-post.html
- http://hindi.firstpost.com/culture/special-story-on-munshi-premchand-village-lamahi-on-his-birthday-pr-44233.html
- ↑ Template:GEOnet2, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ IAY Report for Financial year 2011-2012
- ↑ "Lamahi-Gram Panchayat: About Us". Archived from the original on 1 October 2018.
- ↑ "Important Events" (PDF). Central Public Works Department Monthly e-Newsletter. Central Public Works Department, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. September 2016. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Lamahi-Gram Panchayat: Tourist Places". Archived from the original on 1 October 2018.
Coordinates: 25°22′42″N 082°59′23″E / 25.37833°N 82.98972°E Template:Villages in Varanasi district
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