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About Lawaigaon Village

Lawaigaon is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 133 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,308 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawaigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawaigaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 54.11 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 133
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,308
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 Lawaigaon compares

By the 2011 count Lawaigaon is the 34th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 54.11 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Lawaigaon

Lawaigaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lawaigaon 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 Lawaigaon from other places

Lawaigaon lies about 17 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Lawaigaon
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 11 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 17 km
Nearest town Tehri 17 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 24 km

Villages closest to Lawaigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawaigaon village had a population of 307. That makes it the 34th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Lawaigaon village has 133 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawaigaon has about 1308 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

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

Lawaigaon covers 54.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lawaigaon falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lawaigaon is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Lawaigaon.

Lawaigaon is about 17 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawaigaon is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 11 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 17 km away. Tehri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot (2.2 km), Kothiya (2.2 km) and Sandankot (2.2 km).

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

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