Lateri

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

Lateri
Town
Lateri Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Lateri Lateri (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°3′26″N 77°24′38″E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Vidisha
Government
• Member of the Legislative Assembly	Ayush
• Chairperson of Municipal Corporation	Abhishek
Population  (2011)
• Total	30,000 approx
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	464114
Telephone code	91-7590
Vehicle registration	MP-40

Demographics

^{[needs update]} 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.