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About Lamkoti Village

Lamkoti is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 120 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lamkoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lamkoti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 43.94 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 120
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
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 Lamkoti compares

By the 2011 count Lamkoti is the 40th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 43.94 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Lamkoti

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

Lamkoti lies about 18 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 43 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 Lamkoti
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 18 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 18 km
Nearest town Tehri 26 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 43 km

Villages closest to Lamkoti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lamkoti village had a population of 260. That makes it the 40th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Lamkoti village has 120 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lamkoti has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Lamkoti is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lamkoti covers 43.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lamkoti falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lamkoti is Dehradun, about 43 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 Lamkoti.

Lamkoti is about 18 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lamkoti is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Puraula is about 18 km away. Uttarkashi is about 18 km away. Tehri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shreekot (under 2 km), Chhara (7.0 km) and Naladi (7.3 km).

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

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