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About Ludamkel Village

Ludamkel is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 155 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.11 hectares hectares.

Ludamkel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ludamkel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Area (hectares) 153.11 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 155
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ludamkel compares

By the 2011 count Ludamkel is the 106th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 153.11 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 996.

Getting to Ludamkel

Ludamkel is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ludamkel as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ludamkel from other places

Ludamkel lies about 16 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 27 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 Ludamkel
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 5.1 km
District headquarters Khunti 16 km
Nearest railway station Karra 27 km

Villages closest to Ludamkel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ludamkel village had a population of 293. That makes it the 106th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Ludamkel village has 155 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ludamkel has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Ludamkel covers 153.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ludamkel falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ludamkel is Karra, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ludamkel.

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

Ludamkel is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 5.1 km away. Khunti is about 16 km away. Karra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitidih (1.5 km), Bamarda (1.9 km) and Katingkel (2.2 km).

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

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