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About Lawari Village

Lawari is a mid sized village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 393 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 810.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 810.43 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 393
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lawari compares

By the 2011 count Lawari is the 10th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 810.43 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Lawari

Lawari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lawari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lawari from other places

Lawari lies about 48 km from Dehradun. 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 Lawari
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 16 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 25 km
District headquarters Dehradun 48 km

Villages closest to Lawari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawari village had a population of 769. That makes it the 10th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Lawari village has 393 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawari has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Lawari is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lawari covers 810.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lawari falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Lawari notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Lawari.

Lawari is about 48 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawari is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 16 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 25 km away. Dehradun is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indroli (2.4 km), Bhatar Chhautar (3.0 km) and Tikri Khera (5.6 km).

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

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