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About Lwani Village

Lwani is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 156 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lwani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246439
Area (hectares) 54.76 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 156
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
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 Lwani compares

By the 2011 count Lwani is the 91st largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 54.76 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Lwani

Lwani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lwani 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lwani from other places

Lwani lies about 25 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 86 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 Lwani
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 4.0 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 25 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 40 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 86 km

Villages closest to Lwani

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 Lwani

As per the Census of India 2011, Lwani village had a population of 326. That makes it the 91st largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Lwani village has 156 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lwani has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

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

Lwani covers 54.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lwani falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lwani is Rishikesh, about 86 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lwani.

Lwani is about 25 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lwani is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 4.0 km away. Rudraprayag is about 25 km away. Srīnagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaundi (under 2 km), Andrawahi (under 2 km) and Moli (1.7 km).

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

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