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About Lwara Village

Lwara is a mid sized village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,164, made up of 556 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lwara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246439
Area (hectares) 118.55 hectares
Population 1,164
Male Population 556
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lwara compares

By the 2011 count Lwara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 118.55 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Lwara

Lwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Lwara from other places

Lwara lies about 6.8 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 71 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 Lwara
District headquarters Rudraprayag 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 22 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 23 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 71 km

Villages closest to Lwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lwara village had a population of 1,164. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Lwara village has 556 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lwara has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Lwara is 246439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lwara covers 118.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lwara falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lwara is Rishikesh, about 71 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lwara.

Lwara is about 6.8 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lwara is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Rudraprayag is about 6.8 km away. Ukhimath is about 22 km away. Srīnagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kala Kot (4.9 km), Chopta (6.4 km) and Gawni Chak Bachwar (7.0 km).

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

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