# Latagaon Village, Ajra, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ajra, Kolhapur 

# Latagaon

Latagaon is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **832 people in 212 households**, the 52nd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 832people (2011)
- 212households
- 69.4%literacy
- 1,150females per 1,000 males

## Latagaon PIN code and other codes

Latagaon falls in Ajra sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAjra
- Census village code567919

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

## How far is Latagaon from nearby towns?

- Ajra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)115 km by road
- Gadhinglaj (nearest town)24 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 Latagaon?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Latagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ajra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ajra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ajra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Latagaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 1,656 hectares of village land is sown, and 929 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Latagaon

Of every 100 households in Latagaon in 2011, 80 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Latagaon · ■ Ajra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**4%

Tap water ****81%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**75%

Use banking services ****68%**

**80%

Television ****29%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**22%

Own their home ****87%**

**94%

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 Latagaon?

■ Latagaon · ■ Ajra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1150**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**933

Working population ****54.7%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 59.9% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 234 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (6%) · **■** Marginal 143 (31%)

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 Ajra

- Koriwade861 people
- Sohale860 people
- Chavhanwadi842 people
- Lakudwadi840 people
- Parpoli828 people
- Kanoli822 people
- Velawatti810 people
- Honewadi801 people

[All 99 villages in Ajra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/ajra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Latagaon from Kolhapur?115 km by road
- What is the population of Latagaon?832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Latagaon in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Latagaon?69.4% (Census 2011)