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About Latera Village

Latera is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,051, made up of 527 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 338.77 hectares
Population 1,051
Male Population 527
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Latera compares

By the 2011 count Latera is the 76th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 338.77 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Latera

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

Latera lies about 58 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Belsonda, about 34 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 Latera
Tehsil headquarters Palari 11 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 24 km
Nearest railway station Belsonda 34 km
District headquarters Raipur 58 km

Villages closest to Latera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latera village had a population of 1,051. That makes it the 76th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Latera village has 527 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latera has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Latera is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latera covers 338.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Latera falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Latera is Belsonda, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Latera.

Latera is about 58 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latera is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 11 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 24 km away. Belsonda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bohardih (under 2 km), Sahda (1.7 km) and Kuchi (1.8 km).

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

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