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About Latehr Village

Latehr is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 150 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 95.34 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 150
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Latehr compares

By the 2011 count Latehr is the 112th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 95.34 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Latehr

Latehr is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Latehr as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Latehr from other places

Latehr lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 9.9 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 Latehr
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km

Villages closest to Latehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latehr village had a population of 280. That makes it the 112th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Latehr village has 150 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latehr has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Latehr is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latehr covers 95.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Latehr falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Latehr is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Latehr.

Latehr is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latehr is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 9.9 km away. Jawali is about 11 km away. Kangra 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 Rajol (under 2 km), Balwar (under 2 km) and Balah (under 2 km).

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

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