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About Loldu Village

Loldu is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 32 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,312 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loldu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loldu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 26.61 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 32
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,312
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loldu compares

By the 2011 count Loldu is the 114th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 26.61 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Loldu

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

Loldu lies about 16 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 58 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 Loldu
District headquarters Uttarkashi 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 33 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 58 km

Villages closest to Loldu

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 Loldu

As per the Census of India 2011, Loldu village had a population of 74. That makes it the 114th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Loldu village has 32 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loldu has about 1312 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Loldu is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loldu covers 26.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Loldu falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Loldu is Harrawala, about 58 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 5 - 10 km distance for Loldu.

Loldu is about 16 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loldu is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 26 km away. Dunda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siri Gaon (2.1 km), Bhetiyara (2.2 km) and Lodara (2.6 km).

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

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