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About Lagrasu Village

Lagrasu is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 239 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagrasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagrasu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 351.11 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 239
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Lagrasu compares

By the 2011 count Lagrasu is the 43rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 351.11 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Lagrasu

Lagrasu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lagrasu 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 Lagrasu from other places

Lagrasu lies about 37 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 21 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 Lagrasu
Nearest town Mussoorie 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 15 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 21 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 37 km

Villages closest to Lagrasu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagrasu village had a population of 475. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Lagrasu village has 239 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagrasu has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Lagrasu is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagrasu covers 351.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lagrasu falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lagrasu is Dehradun, about 21 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 Lagrasu.

Lagrasu is about 37 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagrasu is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 5.9 km away. Dhanaulti is about 15 km away. Dehradun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawana (under 2 km), Kanda Jakh (1.5 km) and Kolti (2.0 km).

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

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