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About Lawa Dhar Village

Lawa Dhar is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 49 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,184 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawa Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawa Dhar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249145
Area (hectares) 44.27 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 49
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,184
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 Lawa Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Lawa Dhar is the 225th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 44.27 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Lawa Dhar

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

Lawa Dhar lies about 5.5 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 31 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 Lawa Dhar
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 5.5 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 31 km

Villages closest to Lawa Dhar

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 Lawa Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawa Dhar village had a population of 107. That makes it the 225th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Lawa Dhar village has 49 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawa Dhar has about 1184 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Lawa Dhar is 249145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lawa Dhar covers 44.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lawa Dhar falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lawa Dhar is Rishikesh, about 31 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 Lawa Dhar.

Lawa Dhar is about 5.5 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawa Dhar is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 5.5 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 5.5 km away. Rishikesh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagwan Gaon (under 2 km), Pata (under 2 km) and Bhans Koti (under 2 km).

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

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