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About Lebed Village

Lebed is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 455 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 884.06 hectares hectares.

Lebed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lebed village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 884.06 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 455
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lebed compares

By the 2011 count Lebed is the 29th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 884.06 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Lebed

Lebed is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lebed as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lebed from other places

Lebed lies about 26 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 33 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 Lebed
Nearest town Būndu 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 26 km
District headquarters Khunti 26 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 33 km

Villages closest to Lebed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lebed village had a population of 864. That makes it the 29th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Lebed village has 455 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lebed has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Lebed covers 884.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lebed falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lebed is Chakradharpur, about 33 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lebed.

Lebed is about 26 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lebed is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 26 km away. Erki is about 26 km away. Khunti is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saumarangbera (under 2 km), Bandugara (under 2 km) and Gitilbera (under 2 km).

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

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