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About Loadag Village

Loadag is a mid sized village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,567, made up of 777 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loadag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loadag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Meral
Pincode 822133
Area (hectares) 184.87 hectares
Population 1,567
Male Population 777
Female Population 790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Loadag compares

By the 2011 count Loadag is the 24th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 184.87 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Loadag

Loadag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Loadag as Available within 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 Loadag from other places

Loadag lies about 16 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 5.8 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 Loadag
Nearest railway station Meralgram 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Meral 6.6 km
District headquarters Garhwa 16 km

Villages closest to Loadag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loadag village had a population of 1,567. That makes it the 24th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Loadag village has 777 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loadag has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Loadag is 822133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loadag covers 184.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Loadag falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Loadag is Meralgram, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Loadag.

Loadag is about 16 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loadag is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Meralgram is about 5.8 km away. Meral is about 6.6 km away. Garhwa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adhaura (under 2 km), Adhauri (under 2 km) and Rajhara (1.9 km).

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

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