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About Lawardowa Village

Lawardowa is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,408, made up of 699 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1352.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawardowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawardowa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263126
Area (hectares) 1352.42 hectares
Population 1,408
Male Population 699
Female Population 709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 Lawardowa compares

By the 2011 count Lawardowa is the 9th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 1352.42 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1013.

Getting to Lawardowa

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

Lawardowa lies about 82 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Lawardowa
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 19 km
Nearest town Pauri 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km
District headquarters Nainital 82 km

Villages closest to Lawardowa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawardowa village had a population of 1,408. That makes it the 9th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Lawardowa village has 699 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawardowa has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Lawardowa is 263126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lawardowa covers 1352.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lawardowa falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lawardowa is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Lawardowa.

Lawardowa is about 82 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawardowa is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 19 km away. Pauri is about 27 km away. Kotdwara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kwarala (under 2 km), Parwara (under 2 km) and Shalakwar (under 2 km).

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

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