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About Latdag Village

Latdag is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,139, made up of 555 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latdag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latdag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Sisai
Pincode 835224
Area (hectares) 513 hectares
Population 1,139
Male Population 555
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Latdag compares

By the 2011 count Latdag is the 31st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 513 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Latdag

Latdag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Latdag as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Latdag from other places

Latdag lies about 35 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Akashi, about 16 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 Latdag
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 11 km
Nearest railway station Akashi 16 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 21 km
District headquarters Gumla 35 km

Villages closest to Latdag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latdag village had a population of 1,139. That makes it the 31st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Latdag village has 555 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latdag has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Latdag is 835224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latdag covers 513 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Latdag falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Latdag is Akashi, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Latdag.

Latdag is about 35 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latdag is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 11 km away. Akashi is about 16 km away. Lohārdagā is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chharda (2.1 km), Pahamu (3.2 km) and Bhurso (3.6 km).

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

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