Skip to main content

About Lodh Village

Lodh is a small village in Nainital tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 192 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lodh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lodh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Nainital
Pincode 263132
Area (hectares) 53.1 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 192
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
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 Lodh compares

By the 2011 count Lodh is the 71st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 406 residents. Its 53.1 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Lodh

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

Lodh lies about 17 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 22 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 Lodh
Nearest town Almora 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nainital 17 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 22 km

Villages closest to Lodh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lodh village had a population of 400. That makes it the 71st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 406 residents.

Lodh village has 192 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lodh has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Lodh is 263132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lodh covers 53.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lodh falls under Nainital tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lodh is Kathgodam, about 22 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 Lodh.

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

Lodh is in Nainital tehsil of Nainital district. Almora is about 16 km away. Nainital is about 17 km away. Kathgodam is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galla (under 2 km), Satbunga (under 2 km) and Supi (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.