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About Lataki Village

Lataki is one of the larger villages in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,172, made up of 3,789 males and 3,383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1058 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lataki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lataki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815318
Area (hectares) 1058 hectares
Population 7,172
Male Population 3,789
Female Population 3,383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lataki compares

By the 2011 count Lataki is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 1058 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Lataki

The census records public bus service for Lataki as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lataki from other places

Lataki lies about 142 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 37 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 Lataki
Nearest town Bagaha 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 31 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 37 km
District headquarters Giridih 142 km

Villages closest to Lataki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lataki village had a population of 7,172. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Lataki village has 3,789 males and 3,383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lataki has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Lataki is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lataki covers 1058 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lataki falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lataki is Paharpur, about 37 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Lataki is about 142 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lataki is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Bagaha is about 19 km away. Jamua is about 31 km away. Paharpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balatol (under 2 km), Pachamba (2.1 km) and Bahradih (3.5 km).

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

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