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About Laidam Village

Laidam is a mid sized village in Ponduru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,456, made up of 743 males and 713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laidam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laidam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Ponduru
Pincode 532168
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 1,456
Male Population 743
Female Population 713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Laidam compares

By the 2011 count Laidam is the 17th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Laidam

Laidam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Laidam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Laidam from other places

Laidam lies about 15 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Ponduru, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Laidam
Nearest railway station Ponduru under 2 km
Nearest town Amudālavalasa 13 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 15 km

Villages closest to Laidam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ponduru tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Laidam

As per the Census of India 2011, Laidam village had a population of 1,456. That makes it the 17th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Laidam village has 743 males and 713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laidam has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Laidam is 532168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laidam covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laidam falls under Ponduru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Laidam is Ponduru, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Laidam.

Laidam is about 15 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laidam is in Ponduru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Ponduru is about under 2 km away. Amudālavalasa is about 13 km away. Srikakulam is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kollipeta (under 2 km), Konchada (1.9 km) and Rapaka (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Laidam today is likely to be higher.

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