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About Lathi Shath Village

Lathi Shath is a mid sized village in Sopore tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,654, made up of 832 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.1 hectares hectares.

Lathi Shath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lathi Shath village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Sopore
Area (hectares) 131.1 hectares
Population 1,654
Male Population 832
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lathi Shath compares

By the 2011 count Lathi Shath is the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents. Its 131.1 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Lathi Shath

Lathi Shath is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lathi Shath as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shath from other places

Lathi Shath lies about 20 km from Baramula. 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 Shath
Tehsil headquarters Sopore 13 km
Nearest town Sopur 13 km
District headquarters Baramula 20 km

Villages closest to Lathi Shath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lathi Shath village had a population of 1,654. That makes it the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents.

Lathi Shath village has 832 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lathi Shath has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Lathi Shath covers 131.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lathi Shath falls under Sopore tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lathi Shath.

Lathi Shath is about 20 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lathi Shath is in Sopore tehsil of Baramula district. Sopore is about 13 km away. Sopur is about 13 km away. Baramula is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawpora Tujar (under 2 km), Path Bug (under 2 km) and Tujar Pahle Har (under 2 km).

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

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