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About Ledra Village

Ledra is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,523, made up of 787 males and 736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ledra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ledra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 398.13 hectares
Population 1,523
Male Population 787
Female Population 736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ledra compares

By the 2011 count Ledra is the 23rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 398.13 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Ledra

Ledra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ledra as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Lachhipur, Lagda, Lakat and Lalbazar. 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 Ledra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ledra village had a population of 1,523. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Ledra village has 787 males and 736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ledra has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Ledra is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ledra covers 398.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ledra falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ledra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ledra.

Ledra is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura 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 Ledra today is likely to be higher.

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