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About Latela Village

Latela is a small village in Kanda tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 6 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latela village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kanda
Pincode 263631
Area (hectares) 43.23 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 6
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Latela compares

By the 2011 count Latela is the 146th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 168 residents. Its 43.23 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1205.

Getting to Latela

Latela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Latela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Latela from other places

Latela lies about 72 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 53 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 Latela
Tehsil headquarters Kanda 33 km
Nearest town Pauri 37 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 53 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 72 km

Villages closest to Latela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latela village had a population of 11. That makes it the 146th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 168 residents.

Latela village has 6 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latela has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1205.

The pincode recorded for Latela is 263631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latela covers 43.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Latela falls under Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Latela is Kotdwara, about 53 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Latela.

Latela is about 72 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latela is in Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kanda is about 33 km away. Pauri is about 37 km away. Kotdwara is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachheti (under 2 km), Thanga (3.4 km) and Tarkhet (6.5 km).

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

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