# Lata Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Lata

Lata is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **301 people in 69 households**, the 148th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 301people (2011)
- 69households
- 91.3%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lata

Of every 100 households in Lata in 2011, 86 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lata · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**94%

Use banking services ****19%**

**51%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Lata?

■ Lata · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**973

Working population ****38.5%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 85.8% for women. 65% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 71 (61%) · **■** Marginal 38 (33%)

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 Sankrail

- Haripal307 people
- Arsabandi303 people
- Kakua303 people
- Jordiha301 people
- Tentuldhila299 people
- Kuraria294 people
- Paschim Gholai294 people
- Tikaitpur293 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lata?301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lata?91.3% (Census 2011)