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About Leguna Village

Leguna is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 35 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Leguna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Leguna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246455
Area (hectares) 12.03 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 35
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
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 Leguna compares

By the 2011 count Leguna is the 234th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 12.03 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Leguna

Leguna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Leguna 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 Leguna from other places

Leguna lies about 56 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 61 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 Leguna
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 26 km
Nearest town Almora 43 km
District headquarters Chamoli 56 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 61 km

Villages closest to Leguna

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 Leguna

As per the Census of India 2011, Leguna village had a population of 76. That makes it the 234th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Leguna village has 35 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Leguna has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Leguna is 246455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Leguna covers 12.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Leguna falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Leguna is Ramnagar, about 61 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 Leguna.

Leguna is about 56 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Leguna is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 26 km away. Almora is about 43 km away. Chamoli is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beena Gaon (under 2 km), Junair (under 2 km) and Nairi (under 2 km).

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

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