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About Latkana Village

Latkana is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 261 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.1 hectares hectares.

Latkana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latkana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 80.1 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 261
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Latkana compares

By the 2011 count Latkana is the 377th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 80.1 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Latkana

Latkana 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 Latkana as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Latkana from other places

Latkana lies about 27 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 13 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 Latkana
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 12 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 13 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 17 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 27 km

Villages closest to Latkana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latkana village had a population of 512. That makes it the 377th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Latkana village has 261 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latkana has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Latkana covers 80.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Latkana falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Latkana is Maghar, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Latkana.

Latkana is about 27 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latkana is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 12 km away. Maghar is about 13 km away. Khalīlābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarasa (under 2 km), Semeri (1.5 km) and Samooda (1.6 km).

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

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