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About Latratu Village

Latratu is a mid sized village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,175, made up of 596 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 994.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latratu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latratu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835202
Area (hectares) 994.68 hectares
Population 1,175
Male Population 596
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Latratu compares

By the 2011 count Latratu is the 14th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 994.68 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Latratu

Latratu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Latratu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Latratu from other places

Latratu lies about 28 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 12 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 Latratu
Nearest railway station Bingaon 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 18 km
Nearest town Rātu 27 km
District headquarters Ranchi 28 km

Villages closest to Latratu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latratu village had a population of 1,175. That makes it the 14th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Latratu village has 596 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latratu has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Latratu is 835202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latratu covers 994.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Latratu falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Latratu is Bingaon, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Latratu.

Latratu is about 28 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latratu is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Bingaon is about 12 km away. Lapung is about 18 km away. Rātu is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balandu (2.1 km), Sarsa (2.4 km) and Dadgo (2.9 km).

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

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