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About Lakhtoli Village

Lakhtoli is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 56 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhtoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhtoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 76.61 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 56
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhtoli compares

By the 2011 count Lakhtoli is the 169th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 76.61 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Lakhtoli

Lakhtoli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakhtoli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lakhtoli from other places

Lakhtoli lies about 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 63 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 Lakhtoli
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 16 km
Nearest town Almora 28 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 63 km

Villages closest to Lakhtoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhtoli village had a population of 118. That makes it the 169th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Lakhtoli village has 56 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhtoli has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Lakhtoli is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhtoli covers 76.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakhtoli falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lakhtoli is Kathgodam, about 63 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lakhtoli.

Lakhtoli is about 34 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhtoli is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 16 km away. Almora is about 28 km away. Pithoragarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naruwa Ghol (under 2 km), Gwari Malli (under 2 km) and Gwari Talli (under 2 km).

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

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