Village in India
Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
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)[ 6]
Munshi Premchand Sarovar
Lamahi Ram-Reela
Har Har Mahadev Temple
Lamahi Post office
Kashi Temple
Premchand's photo of torn shoes
Notable individuals
References