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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SARITA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 361341
- Pincode
- 828402
- Post office
- Topchanchi
- Population
- 1,100
- Households
- 201
- Literacy rate
- 43.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1004 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 261
Census 2011 · in context
How Ledwadih compares
By population, Ledwadih ranks #32 of 114 villages in Topchanchi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.5%
−16.7% vs mandal average
Ledwadih43.5%
Topchanchi mandal60.2%
Dhanbad district64.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,004
+80 vs mandal average
Ledwadih1,004
Topchanchi mandal924
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
Ledwadih5.5
Topchanchi mandal5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ledwadih at a glance
Ledwadih is a village of 1,100 people in 201 households (Census 2011) in Topchanchi block, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, the 32nd-largest of 114 villages in Topchanchi block. Literacy is 44%, 17 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,004 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 828402, served by Topchanchi post office; the LGD village code is 361341. The sarpanch is SARITA DEVI, and the village votes in Jamtara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Irfan Ansari. The population is estimated at 1,297 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ledwadih · this village | 1,100 | 44% | — |
| Pradhan Khuta · Topchanchi | 2,211 | 63% | — |
| Koradih · Topchanchi | 963 | 61% | — |
| Rangadih · Topchanchi | 875 | 55% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ledwadih
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DHANBAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PRADHAN KHUTA
- Total area (ha)
- 136
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.83
- Forest area (ha)
- 13.62
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ledwadih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ledwadih
- LGD code
- 361341
- Pincode
- 828402
- Post office
- Topchanchi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,100
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,297
- Households
- 201
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1004
- Literacy rate
- 43.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamtara
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Irfan Ansari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SARITA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Topchanchi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 828402
- KharioTopchanchi mandal5,465 pop
- Rama KundaTopchanchi mandal4,297 pop
- ChitarpurTopchanchi mandal4,187 pop
- SingdahaTopchanchi mandal3,737 pop
- Bhuiya ChitroTopchanchi mandal3,295 pop
- Dumdumi Alias NarkopiTopchanchi mandal3,265 pop
- Sri RampurTopchanchi mandal3,191 pop
- ChaitaTopchanchi mandal3,109 pop
- MatariTopchanchi mandal3,103 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Ledwadih
Other villages in Topchanchi mandal
View all 60+ →- Khario
- Rama Kunda
- Chitarpur
- Singdaha
- Bhuiya Chitro
- Dumdumi Alias Narkopi
- Sri Rampur
- Chaita
- Matari
- Lokbad
- Madaidih
- Dhangi
- Tantri
- Gendanawadih
- Pradhan Khuta
- Ledatand
- Pawapur
- Korkota
- Naro
- Kamta
- Mohanpur
- Kherabera
- Brahmandiha
- Kandedih
- Pakarbera
- Belmi
- Fatehpur Alias Khantdih
- Dayabanspahar
- Chaurapatti
- Khurdih
- Bhaghmara
- Sidhabad
- Lachhmipur
- Asnasinagha
- Chirudih
- Belatand
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)