# Lathi Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Lathi

Lathi is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172029**. The 2011 Census counted **276 people in 70 households**, the 50th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 276people (2011)
- 70households
- 91.6%literacy
- 172029PIN code

## Lathi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lathi is 172029.** Lathi falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172029
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023862

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Lathi from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)80 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Lathi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Lathi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kumarsain
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kumarsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lathi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 59% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Lathi

Of every 100 households in Lathi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Lathi · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**18%

Tap water ****97%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**26%

Use banking services ****91%**

**87%

Television ****83%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**9%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****78%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Lathi?

■ Lathi · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**935

Working population ****29.0%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 89.3% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (52%) · **■** Marginal 29 (36%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain

- Talha292 people
- Kopri288 people
- Malendi284 people
- Dakoon278 people
- Kirti275 people
- Nehri275 people
- Arot274 people
- Ghareawat269 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lathi?172029
- How far is Lathi from Shimla?80 km by road
- What is the population of Lathi?276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lathi in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lathi?91.6% (Census 2011)