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About Lataha Village

Lataha is a small village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 126 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lataha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lataha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dumaria
Pincode 824206
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 126
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
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 Lataha compares

By the 2011 count Lataha is the 94th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Lataha

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

Lataha lies about 74 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 38 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 Lataha
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria under 2 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 32 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 38 km
District headquarters Gaya 74 km

Villages closest to Lataha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lataha village had a population of 259. That makes it the 94th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Lataha village has 126 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lataha has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Lataha is 824206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lataha covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lataha falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lataha is Nabinagar Road, about 38 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 Lataha.

Lataha is about 74 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lataha is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about under 2 km away. Nabīnagar is about 32 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patkhaulia (under 2 km), Majhauli (under 2 km) and Dumaria (under 2 km).

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

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