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About Lathwan Village

Lathwan is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 136 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lathwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lathwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176043
Area (hectares) 56.03 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 136
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,169
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lathwan compares

By the 2011 count Lathwan is the 101st largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 56.03 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Lathwan

Lathwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lathwan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lathwan from other places

Lathwan lies about 17 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 27 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 Lathwan
District headquarters Hamirpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 45 km

Villages closest to Lathwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lathwan village had a population of 295. That makes it the 101st largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Lathwan village has 136 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lathwan has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Lathwan is 176043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lathwan covers 56.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lathwan falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lathwan is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 27 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lathwan.

Lathwan is about 17 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lathwan is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 17 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 27 km away. Bhoranj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barthwan (under 2 km), Jamli Palasi (3.6 km) and Bhadru (3.7 km).

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

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