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About Ledwa Village

Ledwa is a small village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 186 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.94 hectares hectares.

Ledwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ledwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 82.94 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 186
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ledwa compares

By the 2011 count Ledwa is the 192nd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 82.94 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Ledwa

Ledwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ledwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ledwa from other places

Ledwa lies about 29 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Chureb, about 5.1 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 Ledwa
Nearest railway station Chureb 5.1 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 8.2 km
District headquarters Basti 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 31 km

Villages closest to Ledwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ledwa village had a population of 382. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Ledwa village has 186 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ledwa has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Ledwa covers 82.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ledwa falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ledwa is Chureb, about 5.1 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 - 10 km distance for Ledwa.

Ledwa is about 29 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ledwa is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Chureb is about 5.1 km away. Khalīlābād is about 8.2 km away. Basti is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loheeolli Kalan (4.5 km), Sariya (6.4 km) and Choangri (8.0 km).

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

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