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About Latmeta Village

Latmeta is a small village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 220 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latmeta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latmeta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491668
Area (hectares) 350.23 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 220
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Latmeta compares

By the 2011 count Latmeta is the 168th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 350.23 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Latmeta

Latmeta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Latmeta as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Latmeta from other places

Latmeta lies about 45 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 25 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 Latmeta
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 25 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 28 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 45 km

Villages closest to Latmeta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latmeta village had a population of 459. That makes it the 168th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Latmeta village has 220 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latmeta has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Latmeta is 491668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latmeta covers 350.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Latmeta falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Latmeta is Paniajob, about 25 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 km distance for Latmeta.

Latmeta is about 45 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latmeta is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 3.8 km away. Paniajob is about 25 km away. Dongargarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lammeta (under 2 km), Padram Tola (1.7 km) and Kesho Tola (1.8 km).

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

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