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About Layekdi Village

Layekdi is a small village in Raghunathpur I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 204 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, 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 Raghunathpur I
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 93.28 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 204
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Layekdi compares

By the 2011 count Layekdi is the 67th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents. Its 93.28 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 935.

Getting to Layekdi

Layekdi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Layekdi 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. The nearest villages by name are Kunja Bihari, Lachhia, Lachhmanpur and Lakhipriya Alis Nutandi. 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 398. That makes it the 67th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents.

Layekdi village has 204 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Layekdi has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Layekdi is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Layekdi covers 93.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Layekdi falls under Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

Layekdi is in Raghunathpur I 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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