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About Latau Village

Latau is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 80 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248196
Area (hectares) 133.7 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 80
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Latau compares

By the 2011 count Latau is the 99th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 133.7 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Latau

Latau is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Latau 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Latau from other places

Latau lies about 32 km from Dehradun. 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 Latau
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 14 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 20 km
District headquarters Dehradun 32 km

Villages closest to Latau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Latau village had a population of 158. That makes it the 99th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Latau village has 80 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latau has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Latau is 248196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latau covers 133.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Latau falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Latau 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 Latau.

Latau is about 32 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latau is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 14 km away. Mussoorie is about 20 km away. Dehradun is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaindau (under 2 km), Badhau (under 2 km) and Khati (2.0 km).

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

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