Skip to main content

About Latagaon Village

Latagaon is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 387 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1656 hectares hectares.

Latagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latagaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Area (hectares) 1656 hectares
Population 832
Male Population 387
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Latagaon compares

By the 2011 count Latagaon is the 52nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 1656 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Latagaon

Latagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Latagaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Latagaon from other places

Latagaon lies about 72 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 44 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 Latagaon
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 8.6 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 28 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 44 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 72 km

Villages closest to Latagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latagaon village had a population of 832. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Latagaon village has 387 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latagaon has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1117.

Latagaon covers 1656 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Latagaon falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Latagaon is Belagavi, about 44 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 5 - 10 km distance for Latagaon.

Latagaon is about 72 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latagaon is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 8.6 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 28 km away. Belagavi is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Erandol (1.9 km), Ite (2.7 km) and Deulwadi (3.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.