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About Lwarkha Village

Lwarkha is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 143 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lwarkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lwarkha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249131
Area (hectares) 55.4 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 143
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lwarkha compares

By the 2011 count Lwarkha is the 113th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 55.4 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Lwarkha

Lwarkha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lwarkha as Available within <5 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 Lwarkha from other places

Lwarkha lies about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 46 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 Lwarkha
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 14 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 14 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 46 km

Villages closest to Lwarkha

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 Lwarkha

As per the Census of India 2011, Lwarkha village had a population of 279. That makes it the 113th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Lwarkha village has 143 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lwarkha has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Lwarkha is 249131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lwarkha covers 55.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lwarkha is Harrawala, about 46 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 10+ km distance for Lwarkha.

Lwarkha is about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lwarkha is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 14 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 14 km away. Harrawala is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ujar Gaon (under 2 km), Nagaid Davya (under 2 km) and Nagani Sera (under 2 km).

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

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