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About Layekdi Village

Layekdi is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 345 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Layekdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Layekdi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 129.63 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 345
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Layekdi compares

By the 2011 count Layekdi is the 73rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 129.63 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Layekdi

Layekdi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Layekdi 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. The nearest villages by name are Kurruduba, Kusumjuria, Ladhurka and Lakrakundi. 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 Layekdi

As per the Census of India 2011, Layekdi village had a population of 689. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Layekdi village has 345 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Layekdi has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

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

Layekdi covers 129.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Layekdi notes the nearest railway station 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 Layekdi.

Layekdi is in Hura 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 Layekdi today is likely to be higher.

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