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About Lara Village

Lara is a small village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 57 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262580, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Pati
Pincode 262580
Area (hectares) 162.28 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 57
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Lara compares

By the 2011 count Lara is the 102nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 323 residents. Its 162.28 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Lara

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

Lara lies about 12 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 20 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 Lara
District headquarters Champawat 12 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pati 21 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 42 km

Villages closest to Lara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lara village had a population of 114. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 323 residents.

Lara village has 57 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lara has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Lara is 262580. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lara covers 162.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lara falls under Pati tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lara is Tanakpur, about 20 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 Lara.

Lara is about 12 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lara is in Pati tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 12 km away. Tanakpur is about 20 km away. Pati is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamtola (under 2 km), Pamtola (under 2 km) and Mangal Lekh (4.5 km).

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

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