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About Lathi Village

Lathi is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 132 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lathi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172029
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 132
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lathi compares

By the 2011 count Lathi is the 50th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Lathi

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

Lathi lies about 35 km from Shimla. 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 Lathi
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 35 km

Villages closest to Lathi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lathi village had a population of 276. That makes it the 50th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Lathi village has 132 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lathi has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Lathi is 172029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lathi covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lathi falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Lathi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lathi.

Lathi is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lathi is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandholi (under 2 km), Dethal (under 2 km) and Kumharsain (under 2 km).

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

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