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About Lodhala Village

Lodhala is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 65 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lodhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lodhala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246453
Area (hectares) 54.08 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 65
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
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 Lodhala compares

By the 2011 count Lodhala is the 179th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 54.08 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Lodhala

Lodhala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lodhala 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 Lodhala from other places

Lodhala lies about 13 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 104 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 Lodhala
District headquarters Chamoli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 28 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 59 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 104 km

Villages closest to Lodhala

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 Lodhala

As per the Census of India 2011, Lodhala village had a population of 156. That makes it the 179th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Lodhala village has 65 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lodhala has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Lodhala is 246453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lodhala covers 54.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lodhala falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lodhala is Kotdwara, about 104 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 Lodhala.

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

Lodhala is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 13 km away. Tharali is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loda (under 2 km), Kothraj Kundi (5.9 km) and Ghat Bagad Chack Harmal (7.0 km).

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

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