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About Lum Village

Lum is a village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The village covers 55.34 hectares hectares.

Lum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lum village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Dharchula
Area (hectares) 55.34 hectares

How far is Lum from other places

Lum lies about 36 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 94 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 Lum
Tehsil headquarters Dharchula 20 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 36 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 36 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 94 km

Villages closest to Lum

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

Lum covers 55.34 hectares as recorded in the census.

Lum falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lum is Tanakpur, about 94 km away in a straight line.

Lum 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.

Lum is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Dharchula is about 20 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 Lumati (under 2 km), Baram (5.6 km) and Bangapani (7.4 km).

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

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