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About Lata Village

Lata is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 204 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lata village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249135
Area (hectares) 85.11 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 204
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lata compares

By the 2011 count Lata is the 56th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 85.11 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Lata

Lata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lata 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 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 17 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 76 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 Bhatwari 3.1 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 17 km
Nearest town Tehri 45 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 76 km

Villages closest to Lata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lata village had a population of 403. That makes it the 56th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Lata village has 204 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lata has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Lata is 249135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lata covers 85.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lata falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lata is Dehradun, about 76 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lata.

Lata is about 17 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lata is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about 3.1 km away. Uttarkashi is about 17 km away. Tehri is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malla (under 2 km), Jokani (under 2 km) and Saura (under 2 km).

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

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