It was founded by the ancestors of Shrimant Raul Srujaansing Raje of the Parmar clan of Rajputs, the renowned Rajput Sardar in the Maratha history and close associate of Shrimant Chhatrapati Shahu, also one of the thirteen Vatandars of Khandesh, well-known in the history of Maharashtra as "Saadeybaaraa Raaul".

It is located at 210 05’17.37" N 74034’08.09" E. Lamkani can be reached from Dhule by taking National Highway (NH 3) up to Sarwad village road junction (18 km) and then taking State Highway 12 (SH 12) toward west direction that passes through Nandane, Burzad, and Boris village, finally reaching Lamkani.

Alternately, Lamkani can be reached from Dhule city by Mehergaon route.

The average annual rain fall is 350 mm spread over about 45 rainy days.

The driest part of the year is of course summer when the relative humidity is about 20 per cent at the mid day.