Lamhi
Village
Munshi Premchand Memorial Gate, Lamhi, Varanasi
Lamhi Village location on Varanasi district map
Coordinates: 25°22′41.79″N 82°59′38.63″E / 25.3782750°N 82.9940639°E / 25.3782750; 82.9940639
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 XX 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]

Transport

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

• Munshi Premchand

References

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