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About Ladhurka Village

Ladhurka is a large village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,652, made up of 1,897 males and 1,755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ladhurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ladhurka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 626.79 hectares
Population 3,652
Male Population 1,897
Female Population 1,755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ladhurka compares

By the 2011 count Ladhurka is the 7th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 626.79 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 977.

Getting to Ladhurka

Ladhurka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ladhurka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ladhurka from other places

Ladhurka lies about 18 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Kustaur, about 9.8 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 Ladhurka
Nearest railway station Kustaur 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Hura 14 km
District headquarters Puruliya 18 km

Villages closest to Ladhurka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ladhurka village had a population of 3,652. That makes it the 7th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Ladhurka village has 1,897 males and 1,755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ladhurka has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Ladhurka is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ladhurka covers 626.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ladhurka falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ladhurka is Kustaur, about 9.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ladhurka.

Ladhurka is about 18 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ladhurka is in Hura tehsil of Puruliya district. Kustaur is about 9.8 km away. Hura is about 14 km away. Puruliya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manguralalpur (11 km), Hura (14 km) and Hura Keshabpur (14 km).

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

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