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About Leda Village

Leda is a mid sized village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 729, made up of 388 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.23 hectares hectares.

Leda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Leda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Narwar
Area (hectares) 407.23 hectares
Population 729
Male Population 388
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Leda compares

By the 2011 count Leda is the 93rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 407.23 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Leda

Leda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Leda 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 Leda from other places

Leda lies about 61 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Datia, about 22 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 Leda
Nearest town Karera 19 km
Nearest railway station Datia 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Narwar 33 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 61 km

Villages closest to Leda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Leda village had a population of 729. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Leda village has 388 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Leda has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 836.

Leda covers 407.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Leda falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Leda is Datia, about 22 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 Leda.

Leda is about 61 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Leda is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 19 km away. Datia is about 22 km away. Narwar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Toda Pamar (1.8 km), Bhasada Khurd (2.4 km) and Sad (2.4 km).

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

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