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About Lohathal Village

Lohathal is a mid sized village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 202 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,475 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohathal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohathal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 226.14 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 202
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,475
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 Lohathal compares

By the 2011 count Lohathal is the 18th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 226.14 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Lohathal

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

Lohathal lies about 36 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 81 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 Lohathal
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 8.9 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 36 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 36 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 81 km

Villages closest to Lohathal

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 Lohathal

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohathal village had a population of 500. That makes it the 18th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Lohathal village has 202 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohathal has about 1475 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Lohathal is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohathal covers 226.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohathal falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lohathal is Kathgodam, about 81 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 Lohathal.

Lohathal 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.

Lohathal is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 8.9 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 Khola Gaon (under 2 km), Nagila Gaon (under 2 km) and Kuri (under 2 km).

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

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