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About Latehr Village

Latehr is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 59 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176055, 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 Khundian
Pincode 176055
Area (hectares) 53.1 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 59
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Latehr compares

By the 2011 count Latehr is the 118th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 53.1 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1070.

Getting to Latehr

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

Latehr lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Latehr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 118. That makes it the 118th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Latehr village has 59 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latehr has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Latehr is 176055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latehr covers 53.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Latehr is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available for Latehr.

Latehr is about 19 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 Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 4.6 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thill (under 2 km), Chaloi (under 2 km) and Kukrehr (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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