About Lach Village

Lach is a large village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,481, made up of 1,308 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lach village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193302
Area (hectares)	187 hectares
Population	2,481
Male Population	1,308
Female Population	1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lach compares

By the 2011 count Lach is the 15th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Lach

Lach is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lach as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lach from other places

Lach lies about 13 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lach
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	5.3 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	13 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	13 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	26 km

Villages closest to Lach

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handwara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Lach

As per the Census of India 2011, Lach village had a population of 2,481. That makes it the 15th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Lach village has 1,308 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lach has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Lach is 193302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lach covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lach falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Lach is Baramula, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lach.

Lach is about 13 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lach is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 5.3 km away. Kupwara is about 13 km away. Kopawor is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.