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About Lagwal Gaon Village

Lagwal Gaon is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 78 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 654 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248179, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagwal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagwal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 248179
Area (hectares) 76.01 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 78
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 654
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 Lagwal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Lagwal Gaon is the 183rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 76.01 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1004.

Getting to Lagwal Gaon

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

Lagwal Gaon lies about 43 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 20 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 Lagwal Gaon
Nearest town Mussoorie 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 21 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 43 km

Villages closest to Lagwal Gaon

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 Lagwal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagwal Gaon village had a population of 129. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Lagwal Gaon village has 78 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagwal Gaon has about 654 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Lagwal Gaon is 248179. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagwal Gaon covers 76.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lagwal Gaon falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lagwal Gaon is Dehradun, about 20 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 Lagwal Gaon.

Lagwal Gaon is about 43 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagwal Gaon is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 5.1 km away. Dehradun is about 20 km away. Dhanaulti 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 Matela (under 2 km), Siya Kempti (under 2 km) and Ran Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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