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About Latherdewa Shekh Village

Latherdewa Shekh is a large village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,585, made up of 1,879 males and 1,706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latherdewa Shekh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latherdewa Shekh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247668
Area (hectares) 253.31 hectares
Population 3,585
Male Population 1,879
Female Population 1,706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Latherdewa Shekh compares

By the 2011 count Latherdewa Shekh is the 59th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 253.31 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Latherdewa Shekh

Latherdewa Shekh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Latherdewa Shekh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Latherdewa Shekh from other places

Latherdewa Shekh lies about 34 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Roorkee, about 4.1 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 Latherdewa Shekh
Nearest railway station Roorkee 4.1 km
District headquarters Hardwar 34 km

Villages closest to Latherdewa Shekh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Roorkee 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 Latherdewa Shekh

As per the Census of India 2011, Latherdewa Shekh village had a population of 3,585. That makes it the 59th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Latherdewa Shekh village has 1,879 males and 1,706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latherdewa Shekh has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Latherdewa Shekh is 247668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latherdewa Shekh covers 253.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Latherdewa Shekh falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Latherdewa Shekh is Roorkee, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Latherdewa Shekh.

Latherdewa Shekh is about 34 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latherdewa Shekh is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Roorkee is about 4.1 km away. Hardwar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Najumpur Paniyali (under 2 km), Harjauli Jhojha (1.6 km) and Bahistipur (1.7 km).

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

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