Lwa Village
Lwa is a revenue village in Munsiari tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. It had a population of 10 in 4 households (Census 2011).
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10 souls. 4 homes.
Munsiari tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand.
Lwa today
- Bottle gourd₹1,600Chamoli APMC · 7 Nov 2026
- Onion₹3,000Chamoli APMC · 7 Nov 2026
- Potato₹1,400Chamoli APMC · 7 Nov 2026
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Lwa at a glance
A small village by the standards of Munsiari tehsil, Lwa ranked 94th of 99 by population, with 10 people in 4 households (Census 2011). Literacy stood at 70.0%, below Pithoragarh district's 80.6% (Munsiari tehsil: 78.7%), while the sex ratio was 429 women per 1,000 men, below the district's 1,039. It falls under Lachpa gram panchayat (LGD) and uses PIN code 262554. The village covers 15 hectares — about 0.15 km², or roughly 65 people per km² (Census 2011). Its nearest mapped neighbour is Martoli, about 3.2 km away in a straight line.
Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026
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Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026
- Development block
- Munsyari Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as of 2026-10-29
- Height
- about 3,590 m above sea level At Lwa's map point, from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 surface model (~90 m cells). Copernicus DEM GLO-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
Gram panchayat
Lwa is in the Lachpa gram panchayat.
Other villages in Lachpa
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
How Lwa compares
By population, Lwa ranks #94 of 99 inhabited villages in Munsiari tehsil.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Official dataCensus 2011
What Lwa had in Census 2011
- Primary school Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
- Primary health centre (PHC) Not available · nearest more than 10 km away
- Treated tap water Available
- All-weather road Available
- Public bus service Not available · nearest more than 10 km away
- Power for homes Available
- Commercial bank Not available · nearest more than 10 km away
- Mobile phone coverage Available
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
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Villages sharing pincode 262554
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Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Uttarakhand's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+18.9%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Population, education & work
- Population
- 10Census 2011
- Male / female
- 7 / 3
- Households
- 4
- People per home
- 2.5
- Literacy rate
- 70.0%literates ÷ people aged 7+
- Workers
- 10
- Work participation
- 100.0%workers ÷ population
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
Official dataCensus 2011
Lwa on the map
Lwa · 30.3401° N, 80.1609° E
Electoral profile
Placed from Lwa's map location inside the constituency boundary. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.
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Hospitals, schools, banks, offices and other public places from OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight-line from Lwa's map point, not road distance.
Banks, ATMs & post offices414 in Pithoragarh district
Hospitals & clinics111 in Pithoragarh district
Schools & anganwadis7 in Pithoragarh district
Colleges & universities1 in Pithoragarh district
Police & fire stations1 in Pithoragarh district
Revenue & panchayat offices1 in Pithoragarh district
Government offices3 in Pithoragarh district
Temples23 in Pithoragarh district
Other places of worship2 in Pithoragarh district
Transport5 in Pithoragarh district
- Pithoragarh
Airport · 83 km away (straight line)
Community places5 in Pithoragarh district
All places in Munsiari tehsil (14) →Places of worship in Lwa →Suggest a missing place
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel. openstreetmap.org/copyright Bank branches: RBI IFSC lists (via github.com/razorpay/ifsc, public domain). Post offices: India Post, All India Pincode Directory (data.gov.in, GODL-India).
People often ask about Lwa
Where is Lwa located?
Lwa is a village in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, India.
Which district is Lwa in?
Lwa is in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.
Which gram panchayat does Lwa belong to?
Lwa comes under the Lachpa gram panchayat.
What is the pincode of Lwa?
The pincode of Lwa, Munsiari, Pithoragarh is 262554.
What is the population of Lwa?
As per the 2011 Census, Lwa had a population of 10 (7 males and 3 females).
How many households are there in Lwa?
Lwa had 4 households at the 2011 Census.
What is the area of Lwa?
Lwa covers about 15 hectares.
What is the literacy rate of Lwa?
The literacy rate of Lwa was 70.0% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
What is the sex ratio of Lwa?
Lwa had 429 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Lwa in?
Lwa is in the Almora Lok Sabha constituency.
Who is the MP for Lwa?
Ajay Tamta (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Almora Lok Sabha seat, which includes Lwa, in 2024.
Which assembly constituency is Lwa in?
Lwa is in the Dharchula assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Who is the MLA for Lwa?
Harish Singh Dhami (Indian National Congress) won the Dharchula assembly seat, which includes Lwa, in 2022.
Which development block is Lwa in?
Lwa is in the Munsyari development block (Local Government Directory).
What is the LGD code of Lwa?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Lwa is 48850 and its Census 2011 village code is 48850.
Which villages are near Lwa?
Villages near Lwa include Martoli (3.2 km), Burphu (3.7 km), Tola (4.9 km), Rilkot (5.6 km), Sumatu (6.9 km).
What is the population of Lwa in 2026?
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Lwa's Census 2011 population of 10 by Uttarakhand's official RGI projection (+18.9% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 10 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
Who is the sarpanch of Lwa?
The sarpanch of Lwa has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
- Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
- Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
- 2026 estimates: Census 2011 × the state's growth in the RGI / National Commission on Population projections 2011–2036 (Table 21)
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
- Sarpanch: shown only when a sarpanch has verified with an election certificate (none for this village yet)
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Each opens a page of the nearest places from our directory (OpenStreetMap, RBI, India Post), with straight-line distances.
Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
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District climate page →No market in Pithoragarh district has reported prices in the last 14 days. Nearest mandi reports: Chamoli APMC, Chamoli district — about 77 km away, straight-line.
Latest reports up to 7 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottle gourd | Chamoli APMC | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 7 Nov 2026 |
| Onion | Chamoli APMC | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 7 Nov 2026 |
| Potato | Chamoli APMC | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 7 Nov 2026 |
| Cauliflower · Cauliflower | Chamoli APMC | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Cucumbar(Kheera) | Chamoli APMC | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Tomato | Chamoli APMC | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 28 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Lwa's shops. Best mandi price near Lwa →
Official dataAgmarknet, 7 Nov 2026