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About Latuk Village

Latuk is a small village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 164 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latuk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latuk village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Pakyong
Pincode 737131
Area (hectares) 521.95 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 164
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Latuk compares

By the 2011 count Latuk is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 521.95 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Latuk

Latuk is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Latuk as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chochenpheri, Dikling, East Pendam and Kamarey Bhasmey. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Latuk

As per the Census of India 2011, Latuk village had a population of 301. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Latuk village has 164 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latuk has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Latuk is 737131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latuk covers 521.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Latuk falls under Pakyong tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Latuk notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Latuk.

Latuk is in Pakyong tehsil of East District district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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