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About Lachwai Village

Lachwai is a large village in Saifai tehsil, in the district of Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,122, made up of 1,135 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 206001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lachwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachwai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Etawah
Tehsil Saifai
Pincode 206001
Area (hectares) 339.56 hectares
Population 2,122
Male Population 1,135
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lachwai compares

By the 2011 count Lachwai is the 17th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,611 residents. Its 339.56 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Lachwai

Lachwai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lachwai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lachwai from other places

Lachwai lies about 18 km from Etawah, and the nearest railway station is Saifai, about 3.8 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 Lachwai
Nearest railway station Saifai 3.8 km
Nearest town Karhal 8.0 km
District headquarters Etawah 18 km

Villages closest to Lachwai

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

Common questions about Lachwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Lachwai village had a population of 2,122. That makes it the 17th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,611 residents.

Lachwai village has 1,135 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachwai has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Lachwai is 206001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lachwai covers 339.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lachwai falls under Saifai tehsil of Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lachwai is Saifai, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lachwai.

Lachwai is about 18 km from Etawah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lachwai is in Saifai tehsil of Etawah district. Saifai is about 3.8 km away. Karhal is about 8.0 km away. Etawah is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindari (2.1 km), Ujhiyani (2.3 km) and Kakrara (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lachwai today is likely to be higher.

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