Lejam गाव, Thal तहसील, Pithoragarh जिल्हा — पिनकोड 262552, लोकसंख्या, सरपंच, हवामान

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LGD code: 49821
Pincode: 262552
Post office: Thal (Pithoragarh)
Population: 293
Households: 72
Literacy rate: 61.8%
Sex ratio: 1078 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 150
Distance to district centre: 33 km
Distance to mandal centre: 17 km
Distance to Dehradun: 210 km
Distance to Delhi: 316 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: Government Hospital Muwani · 10 km

जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत

Lejam ची तुलना

By population, Lejam ranks #12 of 103 villages in Thal mandal.

Literacy rate

61.8%

−8.6% vs mandal average

Lejam: 61.8%
Thal mandal: 70.4%
Pithoragarh district: 71.5%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

1,078

−3 vs mandal average

Lejam: 1,078
Thal mandal: 1,081

Household size

people per home

4.1

−0.1 vs mandal average

Lejam: 4.1
Thal mandal: 4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Lejam एका दृष्टिक्षेपात

Lejam हे Uttarakhandच्या Pithoragarh जिल्ह्यातील Thal तहसीलमधील 293 लोकसंख्येचे 72 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Thal तहसीलमधील 103 गावांत 12वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 62% आहे, तहसील सरासरी 70% पेक्षा 9 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 1,078 स्त्रिया. हे Pithoragarh जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 33 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 262552 आहे, Thal (Pithoragarh) पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 49821 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Government Hospital Muwani, 10 किमी अंतरावर. सरपंच DEEPA DEVI आहेत; गाव Kapkote विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Suresh Gariya. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 345, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.

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जवळच्या गावांची तुलना

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गाव	लोकसंख्या	साक्षरता	अंतर
Lejam · हे गाव	293	62%	—
Patet · Thal	218	73%	0.6 किमी E
Topra · Purwa	2,065	57%	0.8 किमी SE
Topra · Saharanpur	0	—	0.8 किमी SE
Athkhet · Didihat	—	—	0.9 किमी SE
Athkhet · Thal	4	100%	0.9 किमी SE
Adhauli · Budaun	3,057	41%	1.2 किमी W

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मुख्य माहिती — Lejam

LGD code: 49821
Pincode: 262552
Post office: Thal (Pithoragarh)
Population (Census 2011): 293
Population (projected 2026): 345
Households: 72
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 1078
Literacy rate: 61.8%
Coordinates: 29.84155°N, 80.14475°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Kapkote
Member of Parliament: Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly: Suresh Gariya
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: DEEPA DEVI
Block / Mandal: Thal

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Pithoragarh district level

Then & Now

Lejam — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

293

Census 2011 baseline

+17.7%

Population · 2026

345

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

Census 2011 baseline

+18.1%

Households · 2026

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 293Census 2011
Households: 72Census 2011
Literacy rate: 61.8%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 1078 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 3452026 proj. · +17.7% vs 2011
Est. households: 852026 projection
Active job cards: 57,666MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 28,812MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 83,23,825ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 911NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 89.1%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 99.6%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 84.5%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: —NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 25.5%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 87.0%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Pithoragarh district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 68,149PMAY-G · 68,149 of 69,194 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Pithoragarh district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 25,701Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Pithoragarh district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

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जाण्याचा मार्ग

Lejam ला कसे जायचे

Mandal centre

Thal · ≈ 17 km

≈ 35 min by car · 42 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Pithoragarh · ≈ 33 km

≈ 1 h 8 min by car · 1 h 21 min by bike

Directions

शहरांपासूनचे अंतर · सरळ रेषा

Dehradun210 kmcapital
Delhi316 km
Kolkata1151 km
Hyderabad1395 km

प्रकारानुसार जवळचे · प्रदेशात कुठेही

Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Muwani10 km
ATM / bankPunjab National Bank36 km
Petrol pumpHP fuel pump27 km
CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda24 km

प्रार्थनास्थळे · 5 किमीच्या आत

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Lead story

September 2026

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Uttarakhand CM Dhami says strong cooperatives, M-PACS can strengthen rural economy

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Uttarakhand CM Dhami highlights cooperatives’ role in rural economy

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Uttarakhand CM Dhami joins women in traditional dance during visit to Bamni village

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Lejam जवळची गावे

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Uttarakhand CM Dhami says strong cooperatives, M-PACS can strengthen rural economy
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami joins women in traditional dance during visit to Bamni village
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Strong M-PACS can strengthen villages and contribute to Uttarakhand’s rural economy: CM Dhami | Hindustan Times
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami joins women in Chhachhani dance during visit to Bamni village | Hindustan Times
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Lejam बद्दल वारंवार विचारले जाणारे प्रश्न

Lejam चा पिनकोड काय आहे?

Uttarakhandच्या Pithoragarh जिल्ह्यातील Thal तहसीलमधील Lejam चा पिनकोड 262552 आहे. पोस्ट ऑफिस Thal (Pithoragarh) आहे.

Lejam ला कोणते पोस्ट ऑफिस टपाल पोहोचवते?

Lejam ची टपाल Pithoragarh जिल्ह्यातील Thal तहसीलमधील Thal (Pithoragarh) पोस्ट ऑफिस, पिनकोड 262552 मार्फत पोहोचते.

Lejam कोणत्या जिल्ह्यात आहे?

Lejam हे भारतातील Uttarakhandच्या Pithoragarh जिल्ह्यातील Thal तहसीलमधील गाव आहे.

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Lejam ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2011 च्या जनगणनेनुसार Lejam गावाची लोकसंख्या 293 आहे 72 कुटुंबांत.

Lejam चे सरपंच कोण आहेत?

Lejam ग्रामपंचायतीचे विद्यमान सरपंच DEEPA DEVI आहेत.

Lejam ची साक्षरता दर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Lejam गावाची साक्षरता 61.8% आहे.

Lejam चे लिंग गुणोत्तर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Lejam गावात दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 1078 स्त्रिया आहेत.

Lejam जवळचे आरोग्य केंद्र कोणते?

Lejam जवळचे आरोग्य केंद्र Government Hospital Muwani (10 किमी) आहे.

Lejamपासून Dehradun किती दूर आहे?

Lejamपासून Dehradun सरळ रेषेत सुमारे 210 किमी (Uttarakhandची राजधानी); रस्त्याने सुमारे 273 किमी.

Lejamपासून Delhi किती दूर आहे?

Lejamपासून Delhi सरळ रेषेत सुमारे 316 किमी; रस्त्याने सुमारे 411 किमी.

Lejam चे आमदार कोण?

Lejam Kapkote विधानसभा मतदारसंघात (AC 46) येते. विद्यमान आमदार Suresh Gariya (BJP).

Lejam चे खासदार कोण?

Lejam Almora लोकसभा मतदारसंघात आहे. विद्यमान खासदार Ajay Tamta (Ajay Tamta).

2026 मध्ये Lejam ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2026 मध्ये Lejam ची अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 345, 2011 च्या 293 पेक्षा सुमारे 18% जास्त (राज्य वाढ दरावरून अंदाज).

Lejam चा एलजीडी कोड काय?

Lejam गावाचा एलजीडी कोड 49821 आहे.

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Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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