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About Lamchula Village

Lamchula is a mid sized village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 375 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.031 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamchula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamchula village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263635
Area (hectares) 115.031 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 375
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lamchula compares

By the 2011 count Lamchula is the 21st largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 115.031 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Lamchula

Lamchula is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lamchula as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Lamchula from other places

Lamchula lies about 18 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 81 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 Lamchula
Tehsil headquarters Garud 18 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 18 km
Nearest town Almora 43 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 81 km

Villages closest to Lamchula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamchula village had a population of 784. That makes it the 21st largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Lamchula village has 375 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamchula has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Lamchula is 263635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamchula covers 115.031 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lamchula falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lamchula is Kathgodam, about 81 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 10+ km distance for Lamchula.

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

Lamchula is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 18 km away. Bageshwar is about 18 km away. Almora is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gani Gaon (under 2 km), Dank (2.6 km) and Surag (3.3 km).

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

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