About Ladhan Village

Ladhan is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 292 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ladhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ladhan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176319
Area (hectares)	207.38 hectares
Population	584
Male Population	292
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ladhan compares

By the 2011 count Ladhan is the 49th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 207.38 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Ladhan

Ladhan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ladhan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ladhan from other places

Ladhan lies about 29 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Ladhan
Nearest town	Dharamsala	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	29 km
District headquarters	Chamba	29 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	38 km

Villages closest to Ladhan

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

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Common questions about Ladhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ladhan village had a population of 584. That makes it the 49th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Ladhan village has 292 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ladhan has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Ladhan is 176319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ladhan covers 207.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ladhan falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ladhan is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ladhan.

Ladhan is about 29 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ladhan is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Chaurah is about 29 km away. Chamba is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.