Lamhi | |
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Village | |
Village location on Varanasi district map | |
Coordinates: 25°22′41.79″N 82°59′38.63″E / 25.3782750°N 82.9940639°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Elevation | 82.00 m (269.03 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,841 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Postal code | 221007 |
Vehicle registration | UP65 XXXX |
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]