About Lata Village

Lata is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 145 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246483, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lata village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246483
Area (hectares)	195.72 hectares
Population	305
Male Population	145
Female Population	160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,103
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lata compares

By the 2011 count Lata is the 33rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 195.72 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Lata

Lata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lata from other places

Lata lies about 37 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 135 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 Lata
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	15 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	37 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	94 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	135 km

Villages closest to Lata

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

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Common questions about Lata

As per the Census of India 2011, Lata village had a population of 305. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Lata village has 145 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lata has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Lata is 246483. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lata covers 195.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lata falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lata is Ramnagar, about 135 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lata.

Lata is about 37 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lata is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 15 km away. Chamoli is about 37 km away. Srīnagar is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.