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About Lachhima Village

Lachhima is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 80 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lachhima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachhima village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262533
Area (hectares) 170.03 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 80
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
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 Lachhima compares

By the 2011 count Lachhima is the 97th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 170.03 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 1140.

Getting to Lachhima

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

Lachhima lies about 36 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, 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 Lachhima
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 9.1 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 36 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 36 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 86 km

Villages closest to Lachhima

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 Lachhima

As per the Census of India 2011, Lachhima village had a population of 171. That makes it the 97th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Lachhima village has 80 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachhima has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Lachhima is 262533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lachhima covers 170.03 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.

Lachhima falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lachhima is Kathgodam, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lachhima.

Lachhima is about 36 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lachhima is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 9.1 km away. Pithoragarh is about 36 km away. Pithorāgarh 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 Ukharani (under 2 km), Kotgari (2.0 km) and Asur (2.1 km).

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

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