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About Lakhawar Village

Lakhawar is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 99 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhawar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246144
Area (hectares) 105.62 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 99
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhawar compares

By the 2011 count Lakhawar is the 109th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 105.62 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Lakhawar

Lakhawar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakhawar as Available within village. 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 Lakhawar from other places

Lakhawar lies about 17 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 19 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 Lakhawar
District headquarters Garhwal 17 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 19 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 19 km

Villages closest to Lakhawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhawar village had a population of 210. That makes it the 109th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Lakhawar village has 99 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhawar has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Lakhawar is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhawar covers 105.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakhawar falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakhawar is Kotdwara, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lakhawar.

Lakhawar is about 17 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhawar is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 17 km away. Kotdwāra is about 19 km away. Kotdwara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalmil Lagga Nali Choti (under 2 km), Nalibadi Badoli Nalichoti (under 2 km) and Udaya Rampur (under 2 km).

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

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