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About Lamkot Village

Lamkot is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 209 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,249 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249199, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249199
Area (hectares) 105.07 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 209
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,249
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lamkot compares

By the 2011 count Lamkot is the 42nd largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 105.07 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Lamkot

Lamkot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lamkot as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Lamkot from other places

Lamkot lies about 7.0 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 30 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 Lamkot
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 7.0 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 30 km

Villages closest to Lamkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamkot village had a population of 470. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Lamkot village has 209 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamkot has about 1249 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Lamkot is 249199. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamkot covers 105.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lamkot falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lamkot is Rishikesh, about 30 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 10+ km distance for Lamkot.

Lamkot is about 7.0 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lamkot is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 7.0 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 7.0 km away. Rishikesh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badon Gaon (under 2 km), Kemwal Gaon (under 2 km) and Saundkoti (1.6 km).

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

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