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About Latakel Village

Latakel is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 466 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latakel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latakel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 465 hectares
Population 916
Male Population 466
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Latakel compares

By the 2011 count Latakel is the 33rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 465 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1015.

Getting to Latakel

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

Latakel lies about 56 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 13 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 Latakel
Nearest railway station Mahabuang 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bano 13 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 40 km
District headquarters Simdega 56 km

Villages closest to Latakel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latakel village had a population of 916. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Latakel village has 466 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latakel has about 966 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 1015.

The pincode recorded for Latakel is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latakel covers 465 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Latakel falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Latakel is Mahabuang, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Latakel.

Latakel is about 56 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latakel is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Mahabuang is about 13 km away. Bano is about 13 km away. Birmitrapur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konaroia (under 2 km), Hatnahdah (1.7 km) and Pohshar (2.8 km).

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

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