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About Lathi Village

Lathi is a large village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,558, made up of 1,817 males and 1,741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1930.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lathi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182122
Area (hectares) 1930.8 hectares
Population 3,558
Male Population 1,817
Female Population 1,741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lathi compares

By the 2011 count Lathi is the 8th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 1930.8 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

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 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 from other places

Lathi lies about 37 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Vijaypur Jammu, about 4.1 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 Lathi
Nearest railway station Vijaypur Jammu 4.1 km
Nearest town Sāmba 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 34 km
District headquarters Udhampur 37 km

Villages closest to Lathi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar 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 3,558. That makes it the 8th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Lathi village has 1,817 males and 1,741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lathi has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Lathi is 182122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lathi covers 1930.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lathi falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Lathi is Vijaypur Jammu, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lathi.

Lathi is about 37 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lathi is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Vijaypur Jammu is about 4.1 km away. Sāmba is about 8.4 km away. Ramnagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udak (under 2 km), Chanunta (13 km) and Khanad (13 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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