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About Latu Gair Village

Latu Gair is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 86 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,244 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latu Gair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latu Gair village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246431
Area (hectares) 77.22 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 86
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,244
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Latu Gair compares

By the 2011 count Latu Gair is the 120th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 77.22 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Latu Gair

Latu Gair is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Latu Gair as Available within 10+ 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 Latu Gair from other places

Latu Gair lies about 51 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 67 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 Latu Gair
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 15 km
Nearest town Almora 47 km
District headquarters Chamoli 51 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 67 km

Villages closest to Latu Gair

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairsain 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 Latu Gair

As per the Census of India 2011, Latu Gair village had a population of 193. That makes it the 120th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Latu Gair village has 86 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latu Gair has about 1244 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Latu Gair is 246431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latu Gair covers 77.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Latu Gair falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Latu Gair is Ramnagar, about 67 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Latu Gair.

Latu Gair is about 51 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latu Gair is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 15 km away. Almora is about 47 km away. Chamoli is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tollyu Chak Latugair (under 2 km), Kali Mati (under 2 km) and Malkot (under 2 km).

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

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