About Latu Village

Latu is a mid sized village in Bariyatu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,061, made up of 534 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Bariyatu
Pincode	829202
Area (hectares)	263 hectares
Population	1,061
Male Population	534
Female Population	527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Latu compares

By the 2011 count Latu is the 25th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Latu

Latu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Latu 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 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 32 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 17 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
Nearest railway station	Balumath	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bariyatu	32 km
District headquarters	Latehar	32 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	32 km

Villages closest to Latu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bariyatu 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 1,061. That makes it the 25th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Latu village has 534 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latu has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Latu is 829202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latu covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Latu falls under Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Latu is Balumath, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Latu.

Latu is about 32 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latu is in Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district. Balumath is about 17 km away. Bariyatu is about 32 km away. Latehar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.