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About Latuwa Village

Latuwa is one of the larger villages in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,363, made up of 2,669 males and 2,694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1167.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latuwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493332
Area (hectares) 1167.85 hectares
Population 5,363
Male Population 2,669
Female Population 2,694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Latuwa compares

By the 2011 count Latuwa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 1167.85 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Latuwa

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

Latuwa lies about 76 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 21 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 Latuwa
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 3.9 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 21 km
District headquarters Raipur 76 km

Villages closest to Latuwa

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 Latuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Latuwa village had a population of 5,363. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Latuwa village has 2,669 males and 2,694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latuwa has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Latuwa is 493332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latuwa covers 1167.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Latuwa is Nipania, about 21 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 Latuwa.

Latuwa is about 76 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latuwa is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 3.9 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 3.9 km away. Nipania is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhonka (under 2 km), Mohtara (2.2 km) and Suklabhata (2.4 km).

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

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