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Lata

लता
Joshimath mandal
Pincode 246443
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Pooja Devi
Contact: 78****5537
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LGD code
40880
Pincode
246443
Post office
Joshimath
Population
305
Households
84
Literacy rate
57.4%
Sex ratio
1103 ♀/1000♂
Workers
185
Distance to district centre
49 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Dehradun
154 km
Distance to Delhi
317 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Pipalkoti SD Ground Hospital · 22 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Lata compares

By population, Lata ranks #33 of 99 villages in Joshimath mandal.

Literacy rate
%
57.4%
−16.8% vs mandal average
Lata
57.4%
Joshimath mandal
74.2%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,103
+262 vs mandal average
Lata
1,103
Joshimath mandal
841
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Lata
3.6
Joshimath mandal
3.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Lata at a glance

Lata is a village of 305 people in 84 households (Census 2011) in Joshimath tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 33rd-largest of 99 villages in Joshimath tehsil. Literacy is 57%, 17 points below the tehsil average of 74% and the sex ratio is 1,103 women per 1,000 men. It lies 49 km from the Chamoli district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246443, served by Joshimath post office; the LGD village code is 40880. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pipalkoti SD Ground Hospital, 22 km away. The sarpanch is Pooja Devi , and the village votes in Badrinath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajendra Singh Bhandari. The population is estimated at 360 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Lata

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Lata · this village30557%
Aira · Joshimath2167%0 km N
Inara · Joshimath00 km N
Paini · Joshimath66480%0 km N
Palla · Joshimath36962%0 km N
Khiron · Joshimath9079%2.9 km SW
Mirg · Joshimath45181%2.8 km SW

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Key facts — Lata

LGD code
40880
Pincode
246443
Post office
Joshimath
Population (Census 2011)
305
Population (projected 2026)
360
Households
84
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1103
Literacy rate
57.4%
Coordinates
30.54168°N, 79.61908°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Badrinath
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajendra Singh Bhandari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Pooja Devi
Block / Mandal
Joshimath
Getting there

How to reach Lata

Mandal centre
Joshimath · ≈ 2.2 km
≈ 5 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 49 km
≈ 1 h 40 min by car · 1 h 59 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun154 kmcapital
  • Delhi317 km
  • Kolkata1241 km
  • Mumbai1444 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopBadrinath & Govindghat5 km
  • Hospital / PHCPipalkoti SD Ground Hospital22 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM22 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil25 km
  • Police stationMilitary border5 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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