# Lediam Village, Santuri, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Santuri, Puruliya 

# Lediam

Lediam is a village in Santuri sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **824 people in 183 households**, the 30th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 824people (2011)
- 183households
- 73.8%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lediam

Of every 100 households in Lediam in 2011, 42 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Lediam · ■ Santuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**67%

Use banking services ****73%**

**52%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Lediam?

■ Lediam · ■ Santuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1220**

**973

Working population ****67.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 61.1% for women. 69% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 168 (30%) · **■** Marginal 280 (51%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Santuri

- Shaltora941 people
- Teashi940 people
- Goalberya864 people
- Mejharadi860 people
- Kherad795 people
- Dhenkshila788 people
- Rambhatdi777 people
- Benrya713 people

[All 103 villages in Santuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/santuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lediam?824 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lediam in?Puruliya district (Santuri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lediam?73.8% (Census 2011)