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About Lodara Village

Lodara is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 168 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lodara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lodara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 61.6 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 168
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lodara compares

By the 2011 count Lodara is the 61st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 61.6 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Lodara

Lodara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lodara as Available within village. 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 Lodara from other places

Lodara lies about 14 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 56 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 Lodara
District headquarters Uttarkashi 14 km
Nearest town Tehri 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 31 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 56 km

Villages closest to Lodara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lodara village had a population of 340. That makes it the 61st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Lodara village has 168 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lodara has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Lodara is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lodara covers 61.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lodara falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lodara is Harrawala, about 56 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lodara.

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

Lodara is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 14 km away. Tehri is about 25 km away. Dunda 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 Bhetiyara (under 2 km), Chaundiyat Gaon (1.6 km) and Loldu (2.6 km).

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

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