About Lwa Village

Lwa is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 7 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 429 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Munsiari
Pincode	262554
Area (hectares)	15.28 hectares
Population	10
Male Population	7
Female Population	3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	429
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 Lwa compares

By the 2011 count Lwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 15.28 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Lwa

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

Lwa lies about 32 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 87 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 Lwa
Tehsil headquarters	Munsiari	32 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	32 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	32 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	87 km

Villages closest to Lwa

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

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Common questions about Lwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Lwa village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Lwa village has 7 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lwa has about 429 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Lwa is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lwa covers 15.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lwa falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lwa is Tanakpur, about 87 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 Lwa.

Lwa is about 32 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lwa is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 32 km away. Pithoragarh is about 32 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.