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About Latipur Village

Latipur is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 349 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Pincode 812006
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 349
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Latipur compares

By the 2011 count Latipur is the 66th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Latipur

Latipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Latipur as Available within 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 Latipur from other places

Latipur lies about 12 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Thana Bihpur Junction, about 4.8 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 Latipur
Nearest railway station Thana Bihpur Junction 4.8 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 12 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 25 km

Villages closest to Latipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latipur village had a population of 678. That makes it the 66th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Latipur village has 349 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latipur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Latipur is 812006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latipur covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Latipur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Latipur is Thana Bihpur Junction, about 4.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Latipur.

Latipur is about 12 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latipur is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Thana Bihpur Junction is about 4.8 km away. Bhagalpur is about 12 km away. Bhāgalpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milki (3.5 km), Mahagawan (5.4 km) and Thakarpur (7.9 km).

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

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