Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa
# Latiya

Latiya is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495552. The 2011 Census counted 1,920 people in 431 households, the 32nd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 1,920 people (2011)
- 431 households
- 77.7% literacy
- 495552 PIN code

## Latiya PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Latiya is 495552. Latiya falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495552
- Gram panchayat Latiya
- Community development block Akaltara
- Census village code 436614

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Latiya from nearby towns?
- Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Akaltara (nearest town) 4 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Latiya?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Latiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Panchgawa
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Akaltara
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Akaltara
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Latiya known for?

The main crops are paddy, linseed and tivra. About 81% of the 366 hectares of village land is sown, and 277 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Latiya

Of every 100 households in Latiya in 2011, 81 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Latiya · ■ Akaltara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 81% 85%
- Toilet within the home 10% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 85%
- Tap water 1% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 96%
- Use banking services 16% 22%
- Television 23% 29%
- Mobile phone 20% 22%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 39% 35%
- Own their home 96% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Latiya?

■ Latiya · ■ Akaltara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.7% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 967 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1230 983
- Working population 35.1% 51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 66.7% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 66 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 50 (7%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 148 (22%) · ■ Marginal 409 (61%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara
- Khisora 2,038 people
- Parsahi 1,996 people
- Sankar 1,971 people
- Arasmeta 1,938 people
- Pakariya 1,911 people
- Buchihardi 1,892 people
- Akaltari 1,751 people
- Parsahi 1,659 people

All 81 villages in Akaltara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Latiya? 495552
- How far is Latiya from Janjgir? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Latiya? 1,920 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Latiya in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Latiya? 77.7% (Census 2011)

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