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About Ladaj Village

Ladaj is a mid sized village in Brahmapuri tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,300, made up of 688 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 967.97 hectares hectares.

Ladaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ladaj village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Brahmapuri
Area (hectares) 967.97 hectares
Population 1,300
Male Population 688
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ladaj compares

By the 2011 count Ladaj is the 36th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents. Its 967.97 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 975.

Getting to Ladaj

Ladaj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ladaj as Available within village. 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 Ladaj from other places

Ladaj lies about 103 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Wadsa, about 5.5 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 Ladaj
Nearest railway station Wadsa 5.5 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Brahmapuri 9.3 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 103 km

Villages closest to Ladaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ladaj village had a population of 1,300. That makes it the 36th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents.

Ladaj village has 688 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ladaj has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Ladaj covers 967.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ladaj falls under Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ladaj is Wadsa, about 5.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ladaj.

Ladaj is about 103 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ladaj is in Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district. Wadsa is about 5.5 km away. Desāīganj is about 5.6 km away. Brahmapuri is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhalgaon (3.6 km), Pimpalgaon (3.7 km) and Sondri (4.2 km).

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

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