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About Littar Village

Littar is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 160 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Littar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Littar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144202
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 160
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
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 Littar compares

By the 2011 count Littar is the 272nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Littar

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

Littar lies about 33 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dasuya, about 10 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 Littar
Nearest railway station Dasuya 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 11 km
Nearest town Dasūya 11 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 33 km

Villages closest to Littar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Littar village had a population of 331. That makes it the 272nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Littar village has 160 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Littar has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Littar is 144202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Littar covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Littar falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Littar is Dasuya, about 10 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 Littar.

Littar is about 33 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Littar is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasuya is about 10 km away. Dasua is about 11 km away. Dasūya is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Litt (under 2 km), Gujar Basoya (under 2 km) and Granthpur (under 2 km).

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

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