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About Leter Village

Leter is a mid sized village in Kegaon tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,666, made up of 854 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Leter Overview

Census 2011 figures for Leter village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kegaon
Pincode 766036
Area (hectares) 521 hectares
Population 1,666
Male Population 854
Female Population 812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Leter compares

By the 2011 count Leter is the 16th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 964 residents. Its 521 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Leter

Leter is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Leter 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. The nearest villages by name are Kulerguda, Kulihapada, Kuturabahali and Lanji. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Leter

As per the Census of India 2011, Leter village had a population of 1,666. That makes it the 16th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 964 residents.

Leter village has 854 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Leter has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Leter is 766036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Leter covers 521 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Leter falls under Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Leter notes the nearest railway station 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 Leter.

Leter is in Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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