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About Lat Village

Lat is a small village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 150 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Lat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 150
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lat compares

By the 2011 count Lat is the 107th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Lat

Lat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lat as Available within 5 - 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 Lat from other places

Lat lies about 44 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 37 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 Lat
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 14 km
Nearest town Bagaha 19 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 37 km
District headquarters Gaya 44 km

Villages closest to Lat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lat village had a population of 283. That makes it the 107th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Lat village has 150 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lat has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Lat covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lat falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lat is Paharpur, about 37 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lat.

Lat is about 44 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lat is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 14 km away. Bagaha is about 19 km away. Paharpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latkuta (under 2 km), Amukhap (under 2 km) and Pokhariya (1.6 km).

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

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