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About Ledam Village

Ledam is a small village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 153 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ledam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ledam village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 236.43 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 153
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ledam compares

By the 2011 count Ledam is the 98th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 236.43 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Ledam

Ledam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ledam as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kushbani, Lailamdi, Lata and Latajharna. 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 Ledam

As per the Census of India 2011, Ledam village had a population of 299. That makes it the 98th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Ledam village has 153 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ledam has about 954 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Ledam is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ledam covers 236.43 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.

Ledam falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ledam notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Ledam.

Ledam is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 Ledam today is likely to be higher.

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