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About Lator Village

Lator is a mid sized village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 734 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lator Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lator village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855115
Area (hectares) 133.1 hectares
Population 1,438
Male Population 734
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Lator compares

By the 2011 count Lator is the 79th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 133.1 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Lator

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

Lator lies about 27 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 25 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 Lator
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 7.5 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 25 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 27 km

Villages closest to Lator

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lator village had a population of 1,438. That makes it the 79th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Lator village has 734 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lator has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Lator is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lator covers 133.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lator falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lator is Hatwar, about 25 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 Lator.

Lator is about 27 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lator is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 7.5 km away. Bahādurganj is about 13 km away. Hatwar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiwanpur (under 2 km), Asura (under 2 km) and Singhari (1.5 km).

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

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