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About Ledwadih Village

Ledwadih is a mid sized village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 549 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ledwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ledwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Pincode 828306
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 549
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ledwadih compares

By the 2011 count Ledwadih is the 32nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Ledwadih

Ledwadih 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 Ledwadih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ledwadih from other places

Ledwadih lies about 42 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 13 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 Ledwadih
Nearest railway station Chegro 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Topchanchi 19 km
Nearest town Gomoh 21 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 42 km

Villages closest to Ledwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ledwadih village had a population of 1,100. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Ledwadih village has 549 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ledwadih has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Ledwadih is 828306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ledwadih covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ledwadih falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ledwadih is Chegro, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Ledwadih is about 42 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ledwadih is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Chegro is about 13 km away. Topchanchi is about 19 km away. Gomoh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madaidih (under 2 km), Dharampur (4.5 km) and Khurdih (4.6 km).

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

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