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About Ladha Village

Ladha is a mid sized village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,795, made up of 976 males and 819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ladha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ladha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Pincode 847203
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 1,795
Male Population 976
Female Population 819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ladha compares

By the 2011 count Ladha is the 38th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Ladha

Ladha 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 Ladha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ladha from other places

Ladha lies about 41 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 2.4 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 Ladha
Nearest railway station Biraul 2.4 km
Nearest town Benipur 16 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 41 km

Villages closest to Ladha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ladha village had a population of 1,795. That makes it the 38th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Ladha village has 976 males and 819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ladha has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Ladha is 847203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ladha covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ladha falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ladha is Biraul, about 2.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ladha.

Ladha is about 41 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ladha is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 2.4 km away. Benipur is about 16 km away. Darbhanga is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kataya (under 2 km), Changwara (under 2 km) and Balia (1.7 km).

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

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