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About Lara Village

Lara is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1. The village covers 13.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, 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 Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 13.09 hectares
Population 1
Female Population 1
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 Lara compares

By the 2011 count Lara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 13.09 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Lara

Lara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lara 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 19 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 20 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 Lohaghat 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 1. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

The pincode recorded for Lara is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lara covers 13.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lara falls under Lohaghat 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ 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 Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 12 km away. Lohaghat is about 19 km away. Tanakpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fartola (under 2 km), Maulani (4.1 km) and Kaflekh (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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