About Latu Village

Latu is a large village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,093, made up of 1,088 males and 1,005 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1405 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835206
Area (hectares)	1405 hectares
Population	2,093
Male Population	1,088
Female Population	1,005
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Latu compares

By the 2011 count Latu is the 9th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 1405 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Latu

Latu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Latu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Latu from other places

Latu lies about 21 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 62 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 Latu
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	10 km
District headquarters	Gumla	21 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	21 km
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	62 km

Villages closest to Latu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latu village had a population of 2,093. That makes it the 9th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Latu village has 1,088 males and 1,005 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latu has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Latu is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latu covers 1405 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Latu falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Latu is Bakaspur, about 62 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 10+ km distance for Latu.

Latu is about 21 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latu is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 10 km away. Gumla is about 21 km away. Gumlā is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.