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About Lata Village

Lata is a mid sized village in Pendra tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,524, made up of 749 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1119.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lata village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pendra
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 1119.36 hectares
Population 1,524
Male Population 749
Female Population 775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lata compares

By the 2011 count Lata is the 20th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 1119.36 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Lata

Lata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lata as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lata from other places

Lata lies about 70 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Khodri, about 9.2 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 Lata
Nearest railway station Khodri 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pendra 11 km
Nearest town Pasān 25 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 70 km

Villages closest to Lata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lata village had a population of 1,524. That makes it the 20th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Lata village has 749 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lata has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Lata is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lata covers 1119.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lata falls under Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lata is Khodri, about 9.2 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Lata.

Lata is about 70 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lata is in Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district. Khodri is about 9.2 km away. Pendra is about 11 km away. Pasān 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 Pankota (3.6 km), Jamdi Khurd (4.1 km) and Sonbacharwar (4.1 km).

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

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