About Lathung Village

Lathung is a mid sized village in Surankote tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 485 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lathung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lathung village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Surankote
Pincode	185121
Area (hectares)	127 hectares
Population	938
Male Population	485
Female Population	453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lathung compares

By the 2011 count Lathung is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Lathung

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

Lathung lies about 19 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 56 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 Lathung
Tehsil headquarters	Surankote	19 km
District headquarters	Punch	19 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	19 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	56 km

Villages closest to Lathung

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

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Common questions about Lathung

As per the Census of India 2011, Lathung village had a population of 938. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents.

Lathung village has 485 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lathung has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Lathung is 185121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lathung covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lathung falls under Surankote tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Lathung is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 56 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 within village for Lathung.

Lathung is about 19 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lathung is in Surankote tehsil of Punch district. Surankote is about 19 km away. Punch is about 19 km away. Pūnch is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.