Lateri Explained

Lateri
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Madhya Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates:24.0572°N 77.4106°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Vidisha
Leader Title:Member of the Legislative Assembly
Leader Name:Ayush
Leader Title2:Chairperson of Municipal Corporation
Leader Name2:Abhishek
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:30,000 approx
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:464114
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:91-7590
Registration Plate:MP-40

Lateri is a town and a nagar panchayat in Vidisha district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India,[1] Lateri had a population of 30,000. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Lateri has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 59%, and female literacy is 39%. In Lateri, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Laxmikant Sharma was chosen four times consecutively as BJP M.L.A. from Sironj-Lateri constituency but he lost to Gowardhan Upadhyay an INC candidate in assembly elections of 2013.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.