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About Ledum Village

Ledum is a mid sized village in Bilat tehsil, in the district of East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 289 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males.

Ledum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ledum village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District East Siang
Tehsil Bilat
Population 560
Male Population 289
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ledum compares

By the 2011 count Ledum is the 4th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 592 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Ledum

Ledum is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ledum as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ledum from other places

Ledum lies about 19 km from East Siang, and the nearest railway station is Murkongselek, about 16 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 Ledum
Tehsil headquarters Bilat 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Murkongselek 16 km
District headquarters East Siang 19 km
Nearest town Pāsighāt 24 km

Villages closest to Ledum

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilat 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 Ledum

As per the Census of India 2011, Ledum village had a population of 560. That makes it the 4th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 592 residents.

Ledum village has 289 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ledum has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Ledum falls under Bilat tehsil of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ledum is Murkongselek, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ledum.

Ledum is about 19 km from East Siang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ledum is in Bilat tehsil of East Siang district. Bilat is about 6.5 km away. Murkongselek is about 16 km away. East Siang is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilat H Q (6.5 km), Mirem (7.4 km) and Miglung (10 km).

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

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