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About Latdag Village

Latdag is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 362 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 788 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latdag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latdag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 788 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 362
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Latdag compares

By the 2011 count Latdag is the 44th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 788 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Latdag

Latdag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Latdag as Available within village. 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 Latdag from other places

Latdag lies about 20 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 4.8 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
Nearest railway station Chetar 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 6.5 km
District headquarters Latehar 20 km
Nearest town Lātehār 20 km

Villages closest to Latdag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandwa 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 709. That makes it the 44th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Latdag village has 362 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latdag has about 959 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Latdag is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latdag covers 788 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Latdag falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Latdag is Chetar, about 4.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Latdag.

Latdag is about 20 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latdag is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Chetar is about 4.8 km away. Chandwa is about 6.5 km away. Latehar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rud (2.6 km), Bari (3.0 km) and Barwakhar (3.3 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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