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About Lataut Village

Lataut is a large village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,804, made up of 1,416 males and 1,388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares.

Lataut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lataut village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Chewara
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 2,804
Male Population 1,416
Female Population 1,388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Lataut compares

By the 2011 count Lataut is the 8th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 7.3 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 965.

Getting to Lataut

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

Lataut lies about 15 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Eksari Halt, about 14 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 Lataut
Tehsil headquarters Chewara 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Eksari Halt 14 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 15 km

Villages closest to Lataut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lataut village had a population of 2,804. That makes it the 8th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Lataut village has 1,416 males and 1,388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lataut has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Lataut covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lataut falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lataut is Eksari Halt, about 14 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 Lataut.

Lataut is about 15 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lataut is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Chewara is about 7.6 km away. Eksari Halt is about 14 km away. Sheikhpura is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masarhi (under 2 km), Chhatiara (2.2 km) and Lohan (2.4 km).

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

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