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About Legamkanda Village

Legamkanda is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 65 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,323 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262550, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Legamkanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Legamkanda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262550
Area (hectares) 127.94 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 65
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,323
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 Legamkanda compares

By the 2011 count Legamkanda is the 167th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 127.94 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Legamkanda

Legamkanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Legamkanda 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 Lakhati Gaon, Lamaghar, Lamara and Lamtari. 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 Legamkanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Legamkanda village had a population of 151. That makes it the 167th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Legamkanda village has 65 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Legamkanda has about 1323 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Legamkanda is 262550. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Legamkanda covers 127.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Legamkanda falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Legamkanda 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 Legamkanda.

Legamkanda is in Didihat 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 Legamkanda today is likely to be higher.

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