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About Lejam Village

Lejam is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 141 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lejam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lejam village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262534
Area (hectares) 100.32 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 141
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lejam compares

By the 2011 count Lejam is the 43rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 100.32 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Lejam

Lejam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lejam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lejam from other places

Lejam lies about 29 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 86 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 Lejam
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 8.4 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 29 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 86 km

Villages closest to Lejam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lejam village had a population of 293. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Lejam village has 141 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lejam has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Lejam is 262534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lejam covers 100.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lejam falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lejam is Tanakpur, about 86 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lejam.

Lejam is about 29 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lejam is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 8.4 km away. Pithoragarh is about 29 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khitoli (under 2 km), Gadera Bist (under 2 km) and Gadera Pant (under 2 km).

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

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