Lamhi


Lamhi or Lamahi is a village, and gram panchayat, just north of the holy city of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The renowned Hindi and Urdu writer Munshi Premchand was born here in 1880.
There are two villages in the Lamahi Gram Panchayat: Lamahi with a population of 1,841 and Banwaripur with a population of 764.
In 2016, Banaras Hindu University established its "Munshi Prem Chandra Memorial Research Institute and Study Centre" in Lamhi.

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