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About Leg Village

Leg is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 62 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,177 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Leg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Leg village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262533
Area (hectares) 147.37 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 62
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,177
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 Leg compares

By the 2011 count Leg is the 117th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 147.37 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Leg

Leg is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Leg 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. The nearest villages by name are Kuri, Kutir, Kwerali and Lachhima. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Leg

As per the Census of India 2011, Leg village had a population of 135. That makes it the 117th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Leg village has 62 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Leg has about 1177 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1140.

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

Leg covers 147.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Leg falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Leg notes the nearest railway station 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 Leg.

Leg is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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