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About Latwala Village

Latwala is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 25 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latwala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 34.39 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 25
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
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 Latwala compares

By the 2011 count Latwala is the 189th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 34.39 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Latwala

Latwala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Latwala 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 Latwala from other places

Latwala lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Latwala
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 26 km

Villages closest to Latwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latwala village had a population of 47. That makes it the 189th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Latwala village has 25 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latwala has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Latwala is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latwala covers 34.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Latwala falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Latwala is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Latwala.

Latwala is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latwala is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhurtiyal (under 2 km), Gagnala (under 2 km) and Jhalal (under 2 km).

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

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