Lawa, Gaja, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Lawa


The village Lawa is located in Gaja Tahsil of Tehri Garhwal District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Lawa Gram Panchayat. It comes under Narendranagar Community Development Block. The nearest town is Narendra Nagar, which is about 70 kilometers away from Lawa.

Travel and Communication for Lawa


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Lawa,
Tehri Garhwal,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 249146

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Lawa


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Lawa is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Lawa is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Lawa


As per available data from the year 2009, 925 persons live in 214 house holds in the village Lawa. There are 495 female individuals and 430 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 53.51% and males constitute 46.49% of the total population.

There are 138 scheduled castes persons of which 73 are females and 65 are males. Females constitute 52.9% and males constitute 47.1% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 14.92% of the total population.

Population density of Lawa is 567.17 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Lawa


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Total area of Lawa is 163.09 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 115.64 ha. About 106.53 ha is un-irrigated area. About 9.11 ha is irrigated area. About 9.11 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 8.45 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 20.5 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 14.2 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Lawa


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Lawa.

There is a government primary school in the village Lawa.

There is a government middle school in the village Lawa.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Chaka, which is less than 5 kms away from Lawa.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Chaka, which is less than 5 kms away from Lawa.

Colleges in Lawa


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Chamba, which is more than 10 kms away from Lawa.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Lawa.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Lawa.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Tehri, which is more than 10 kms away from Lawa.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Narendra Nagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Lawa.

Other Educational Facilities in Lawa


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Tehri, which is more than 10 kms away from Lawa.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Tehri, which is more than 10 kms away from Lawa.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Lawa.

Healthcare Facilities in Lawa


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Lawa.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Lawa.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Lawa.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Lawa.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Lawa.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Lawa.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Lawa.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Lawa.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Lawa.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Lawa.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Lawa.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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