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About Lamkuni Village

Lamkuni is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 2 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246481, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamkuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamkuni village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246481
Area (hectares) 9.3 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 2
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lamkuni compares

By the 2011 count Lamkuni is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 9.3 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Lamkuni

Lamkuni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lamkuni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Lamkuni from other places

Lamkuni lies about 44 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 88 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 Lamkuni
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 4.1 km
District headquarters Chamoli 44 km
Nearest town Almora 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 88 km

Villages closest to Lamkuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamkuni village had a population of 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Lamkuni village has 2 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamkuni has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Lamkuni is 246481. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamkuni covers 9.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lamkuni falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lamkuni is Ramnagar, about 88 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lamkuni.

Lamkuni is about 44 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lamkuni is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 4.1 km away. Chamoli is about 44 km away. Almora is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuni (under 2 km), Kail (under 2 km) and Sagwada (under 2 km).

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

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