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About Ladua Village

Ladua is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 539 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Ladua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ladua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 539
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ladua compares

By the 2011 count Ladua is the 65th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Ladua

Ladua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ladua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ladua from other places

Ladua lies about 134 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Harnagar, about 12 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 Ladua
Nearest railway station Harnagar 12 km
Nearest town Rosera 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 17 km
District headquarters Purnia 134 km

Villages closest to Ladua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ladua village had a population of 1,064. That makes it the 65th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Ladua village has 539 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ladua has about 974 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 988.

Ladua covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ladua falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ladua is Harnagar, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ladua.

Ladua is about 134 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ladua is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Harnagar is about 12 km away. Rosera is about 17 km away. Dagarua is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagulabari (5.6 km), Buari (5.6 km) and Mahalbari (5.6 km).

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

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