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About Lekwada Village

Lekwada is a small village in Orchha tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 94 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lekwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lekwada village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Orchha
Pincode 494661
Population 184
Male Population 94
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lekwada compares

By the 2011 count Lekwada is the 61st largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Lekwada

Lekwada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lekwada as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Lekwada from other places

Lekwada lies about 46 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Gidam, about 47 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 Lekwada
Tehsil headquarters Orchha 6.2 km
District headquarters Narayanpur 46 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 46 km
Nearest railway station Gidam 47 km

Villages closest to Lekwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lekwada village had a population of 184. That makes it the 61st largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Lekwada village has 94 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lekwada has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Lekwada is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lekwada falls under Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lekwada is Gidam, about 47 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lekwada.

Lekwada is about 46 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lekwada is in Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district. Orchha is about 6.2 km away. Narayanpur is about 46 km away. Nārāinpur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nedur (under 2 km), Rotad (2.3 km) and Duseli (2.3 km).

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

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