About Ledgain Village

Ledgain is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 416 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ledgain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ledgain village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Barwadih
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	512.74 hectares
Population	792
Male Population	416
Female Population	376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
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 Ledgain compares

By the 2011 count Ledgain is the 39th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 512.74 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Ledgain

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

Ledgain lies about 38 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 2.8 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 Ledgain
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barwadih	3.4 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	23 km
District headquarters	Latehar	38 km

Villages closest to Ledgain

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

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Common questions about Ledgain

As per the Census of India 2011, Ledgain village had a population of 792. That makes it the 39th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Ledgain village has 416 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ledgain has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Ledgain is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ledgain covers 512.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ledgain falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ledgain is Barwadih Junction, about 2.8 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 Ledgain.

Ledgain is about 38 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ledgain is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Barwadih Junction is about 2.8 km away. Barwadih is about 3.4 km away. Medininagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.