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About Ludu Village

Ludu is a mid sized village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 648, made up of 309 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ludu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ludu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chamba
Pincode 176310
Area (hectares) 225.81 hectares
Population 648
Male Population 309
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ludu compares

By the 2011 count Ludu is the 102nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 225.81 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Ludu

Ludu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ludu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ludu from other places

Ludu lies about 1.8 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 41 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 Ludu
Tehsil headquarters Chamba 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 41 km

Villages closest to Ludu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ludu village had a population of 648. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Ludu village has 309 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ludu has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Ludu is 176310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ludu covers 225.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ludu falls under Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ludu is Nurpur Road, about 41 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ludu.

Ludu is about 1.8 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ludu is in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 1.8 km away. Nurpur Road is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bloth (under 2 km), Gwar (under 2 km) and Kathanna (under 2 km).

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

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