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About Latkato Village

Latkato is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 188 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latkato Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latkato village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825107
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 188
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Latkato compares

By the 2011 count Latkato is the 122nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Latkato

Latkato is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Latkato as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Latkato from other places

Latkato lies about 30 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 4.7 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 Latkato
Nearest railway station Chegro 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 7.5 km
Nearest town Gomoh 19 km
District headquarters Giridih 30 km

Villages closest to Latkato

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latkato village had a population of 366. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Latkato village has 188 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latkato has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Latkato is 825107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latkato covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Latkato falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Latkato is Chegro, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Latkato.

Latkato is about 30 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latkato is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chegro is about 4.7 km away. Dumri is about 7.5 km away. Gomoh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathariadih (under 2 km), Katsarua (under 2 km) and Ghosko (under 2 km).

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

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