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About Loyada Village

Loyada is a mid sized village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,520, made up of 780 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loyada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loyada village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721136
Area (hectares) 93.28 hectares
Population 1,520
Male Population 780
Female Population 740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Loyada compares

By the 2011 count Loyada is the 24th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 93.28 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Loyada

Loyada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Loyada as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Loyada from other places

Loyada lies about 17 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haur, about 10 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 Loyada
Tehsil headquarters Debra 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Haur 10 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 17 km
Nearest town Ghātāl 27 km

Villages closest to Loyada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loyada village had a population of 1,520. That makes it the 24th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Loyada village has 780 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loyada has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Loyada is 721136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loyada covers 93.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Loyada falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Loyada is Haur, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Loyada is about 17 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loyada is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Debra is about 8.3 km away. Haur is about 10 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatebar (under 2 km), Bhagaban Basan (6.1 km) and Dinapur (8.2 km).

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

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