About Lat Village

Lat is one of the larger villages in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,271, made up of 8,361 males and 7,910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lat village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Shirol
Pincode	416130
Area (hectares)	2253 hectares
Population	16,271
Male Population	8,361
Female Population	7,910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lat compares

By the 2011 count Lat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 2253 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Lat

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

Lat lies about 30 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Nimshirgaon Tamdalge, 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 Lat
Nearest town	Ichalkaranji	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Nimshirgaon Tamdalge	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shirol	12 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	30 km

Villages closest to Lat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lat village had a population of 16,271. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Lat village has 8,361 males and 7,910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lat has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Lat is 416130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lat covers 2253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lat falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Lat is Nimshirgaon Tamdalge, about 12 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 Lat.

Lat is about 30 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lat is in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ichalkaranji is about 6.3 km away. Nimshirgaon Tamdalge is about 12 km away. Shirol is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.