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About Latifpur Village

Latifpur is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 314 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latifpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latifpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 314
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Latifpur compares

By the 2011 count Latifpur is the 171st largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Latifpur

Latifpur 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 Latifpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Latifpur from other places

Latifpur lies about 50 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghaunspur, about 3.0 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 Latifpur
Nearest railway station Ghaunspur 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 4.4 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 4.4 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 50 km

Villages closest to Latifpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latifpur village had a population of 609. That makes it the 171st largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Latifpur village has 314 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latifpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Latifpur is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latifpur covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Latifpur falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Latifpur is Ghaunspur, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Latifpur.

Latifpur is about 50 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latifpur is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Ghaunspur is about 3.0 km away. Mukerian is about 4.4 km away. Mukeriān is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taggar Khurd (under 2 km), Bishanpur (under 2 km) and Dugri Raj Putan (1.6 km).

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

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