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About Latiwaza Village

Latiwaza is a small village in Lar tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 171 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latiwaza Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latiwaza village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Lar
Pincode 191131
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 171
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Latiwaza compares

By the 2011 count Latiwaza is the 37th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Latiwaza

Latiwaza is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Latiwaza as Available within <5 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 Latiwaza from other places

Latiwaza lies about 6.9 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 15 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 Latiwaza
District headquarters Ganderbal 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Lar 17 km

Villages closest to Latiwaza

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latiwaza village had a population of 340. That makes it the 37th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Latiwaza village has 171 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latiwaza has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Latiwaza is 191131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latiwaza covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Latiwaza falls under Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Latiwaza is Pattan, about 15 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 village for Latiwaza.

Latiwaza is about 6.9 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latiwaza is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 6.9 km away. Pattan is about 15 km away. Lar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yan Goora (under 2 km), Kur Hama (under 2 km) and Badam Pora (under 2 km).

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

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