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About Lata Village

Lata is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 908, made up of 446 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lata village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 497339
Area (hectares) 336.85 hectares
Population 908
Male Population 446
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lata compares

By the 2011 count Lata is the 83rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 336.85 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 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 Lata from other places

Lata lies about 94 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 40 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
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 26 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 40 km
District headquarters Raipur 94 km

Villages closest to Lata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 908. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Lata village has 446 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lata has about 1036 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 497339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lata covers 336.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lata falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lata is Kotmi Sonar, about 40 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 5 - 10 km distance for Lata.

Lata is about 94 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lata is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 26 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 26 km away. Kotmi Sonar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marda (1.9 km), Siryadih (2.7 km) and Dongra (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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