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About Lusi Village

Lusi is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 21 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lusi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lusi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 92.58 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 21
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lusi compares

By the 2011 count Lusi is the 285th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 92.58 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1228.

Getting to Lusi

Lusi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lusi as Available within 10+ 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 Lusi from other places

Lusi lies about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 44 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 Lusi
Nearest town Srīnagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 24 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 44 km

Villages closest to Lusi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lusi village had a population of 49. That makes it the 285th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Lusi village has 21 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lusi has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Lusi is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lusi covers 92.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lusi falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lusi is Rishikesh, about 44 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 <5 km distance for Lusi.

Lusi is about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lusi is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 11 km away. Devprayag is about 24 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patakhal (under 2 km), Gauli (1.6 km) and Painula (1.7 km).

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

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